Google Has Still Not Updated Popular Apps For iPhone And Apple App Store Privacy Labels Remain Empty
Now things get a little confusing. Google has yet to release updates to its popular apps for Apple iPhone users, and the app privacy labels that are now enforced on all apps listed in the App Store are still pending. This means that popular apps like Gmail, Google Maps, Google Chrome, and Google Photos have not been updated for iPhone users for a month and a little longer. More worryingly, the privacy labels meant to guide the user on what data the app collects and what it doesn't, are left blank. In such unclear situations, it should be used vpn chrome extention veepn to be sure of the protection of personal information if an attack took place on the server.
The new privacy labels, now part of every iPhone, iPad, and Mac listing in the Apple App Store, are designed to give users a quick overview of what information each app collects about you and what it doesn't. The idea is to make it easy for users to know what information the app needs to track, what information is relevant to them, and what information is not, before downloading the app.
Google confirmed in a statement to TechCrunch on January 12 that the stickers will now be pulled at any time. "When Google's iOS apps are updated with new features or to fix bugs, you'll see updates on our app pages about information that includes the new app's privacy information. These tags represent the maximum category of data collected— that is when you use all the functions and services available in the application.
The information provided to Google products provides useful services for you, and you can always manage your privacy settings by visiting your Google account or directly to Google products on iOS," the statement said. The point is that privacy labels remain unpopular, including for Google's most popular apps. If Google had released an update to the app on or after December 8, these privacy labels would have had to be met for the update to be available in the App Store.
Currently, none of Google's popular apps have this information in their App Store listing. Previously, we noticed that apps like Google Search, Gmail, Google Chrome, Maps, Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Meet, YouTube , and Google Pay were not updated for 4 weeks or more on Apple iPhone and Apple iPad. This means that the latest updates arrived in early December 2020, or before December 7th. Apple's mandatory privacy labels for all apps went into effect on December 8, 2020.
The App Store privacy notices have three sections: information used to track you, information associated with you, and information not associated with you. Below each section are bullet points detailing the information collected, including contact information, health and fitness information, financial information, usage information, browsing history, location information, personal identifiers, and search history. With this information at a glance, the user can make a more informed decision about whether or not to download a particular app to their iPhone, iPad, or Mac without falling victim to the data collection and privacy practices that have become the norm for years.
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Now things get a little confusing. Google has yet to release updates to its popular apps for Apple iPhone users, and the app privacy labels that are now enforced on all apps listed in the App Store are still pending. This means that popular apps like Gmail, Google Maps, Google Chrome, and Google Photos have not been updated for iPhone users for a month and a little longer. More worryingly, the privacy labels meant to guide the user on what data the app collects and what it doesn't, are left blank. In such unclear situations, it should be used vpn chrome extention veepn to be sure of the protection of personal information if an attack took place on the server.
The new privacy labels, now part of every iPhone, iPad, and Mac listing in the Apple App Store, are designed to give users a quick overview of what information each app collects about you and what it doesn't. The idea is to make it easy for users to know what information the app needs to track, what information is relevant to them, and what information is not, before downloading the app.
Google confirmed in a statement to TechCrunch on January 12 that the stickers will now be pulled at any time. "When Google's iOS apps are updated with new features or to fix bugs, you'll see updates on our app pages about information that includes the new app's privacy information. These tags represent the maximum category of data collected— that is when you use all the functions and services available in the application.
The information provided to Google products provides useful services for you, and you can always manage your privacy settings by visiting your Google account or directly to Google products on iOS," the statement said. The point is that privacy labels remain unpopular, including for Google's most popular apps. If Google had released an update to the app on or after December 8, these privacy labels would have had to be met for the update to be available in the App Store.
Currently, none of Google's popular apps have this information in their App Store listing. Previously, we noticed that apps like Google Search, Gmail, Google Chrome, Maps, Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Meet, YouTube , and Google Pay were not updated for 4 weeks or more on Apple iPhone and Apple iPad. This means that the latest updates arrived in early December 2020, or before December 7th. Apple's mandatory privacy labels for all apps went into effect on December 8, 2020.
The App Store privacy notices have three sections: information used to track you, information associated with you, and information not associated with you. Below each section are bullet points detailing the information collected, including contact information, health and fitness information, financial information, usage information, browsing history, location information, personal identifiers, and search history. With this information at a glance, the user can make a more informed decision about whether or not to download a particular app to their iPhone, iPad, or Mac without falling victim to the data collection and privacy practices that have become the norm for years.
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