60% of apps delisted from Apple's App Store didn't have any privacy policy: Report

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60% of apps delisted from Apple's App Store didn't have any privacy policy: Report

About 60% of apps delisted from Apple and 25% from Google in the first half of this year had no privacy policy. Of these, 26% of the apps delisted by Google are from Russia, and 60% of delisted apps from Apple are from China, according to Pixalate, a fraud protection, privacy, and compliance analytics platform. It analysed more than 5 million mobile apps across the two app stores, and found that more than 813,000 apps, over 15% were delisted in the first half of 2021. The firm notes that 15% of apps delisted from Google and Apple may still remain installed on consumer devices, which poses a threat to consumer privacy, security, and brand safety for advertisers.

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Apple’s App Store may become illegal in China soon after CCP's forces tech cos to submit information

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Apple’s App Store may become illegal in China soon after CCP's forces tech cos to submit information

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Apple removes 1,474 apps in 2022, THESE many from India

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Apple removes 1,474 apps in 2022, THESE many from India

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Mozilla study finds Google Play Store data privacy labels to be false or misleading for most top apps

2 years, 1 month ago

Mozilla study finds Google Play Store data privacy labels to be false or misleading for most top apps

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Apple to reveal more details about app removals from its App Store

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Apple App Store saved users from dangerous fraudulent transactions worth $1.5 billion, know what happened

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Apple App Store saved users from dangerous fraudulent transactions worth $1.5 billion, know what happened

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Apple Says Apps That Are Being Removed From App Store Probably Deserved To Be Delisted

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Apple Says Apps That Are Being Removed From App Store Probably Deserved To Be Delisted

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Apple App Store Saved Users $1.5 Billion In Fraud Transactions And Blocked 3 Million Stolen Cards

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Google to add privacy labels to Play Store apps

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Google to add privacy labels to Play Store apps

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Regulation may be needed for Apple, Google app stores

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Regulation may be needed for Apple, Google app stores

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Apple, Google app stores could face stricter regulation if changes not made, ACCC warns

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Apple, Google app stores could face stricter regulation if changes not made, ACCC warns

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Google's 'Teacher approved' apps mislead on kids' privacy

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Google's 'Teacher approved' apps mislead on kids' privacy

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Apple's app privacy label feature questioned by U.S. House Committee

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Apple's app privacy label feature questioned by U.S. House Committee

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EU’s Vestager warns Apple to treat all apps equally amid privacy dispute

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EU’s Vestager warns Apple to treat all apps equally amid privacy dispute

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Google Has Still Not Updated Popular Apps For iPhone And Apple App Store Privacy Labels Remain Empty

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Google Has Still Not Updated Popular Apps For iPhone And Apple App Store Privacy Labels Remain Empty

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Why Has Google Not Updated Its iPhone Apps In Weeks? Is It Because Of The App Store Privacy Labels?

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Apple to tighten app privacy, remove apps that don’t comply

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Apple to tighten app privacy, remove apps that don’t comply

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Google removes 3 popular apps from Play Store that were collecting data of kids, here are all details

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Google removes 3 popular apps from Play Store that were collecting data of kids, here are all details

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Apple Removed Thousands of Apps from Its Chinese App Store Amid Pressure from State Regulators

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Apple Removed Thousands of Apps from Its Chinese App Store Amid Pressure from State Regulators

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Google confirms that it removed 'Remove China apps' due to 'violation of app store policies'

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Google confirms that it removed 'Remove China apps' due to 'violation of app store policies'

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iPhone app developers questioned by US investigators as a part of Apple antitrust probe

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iPhone app developers questioned by US investigators as a part of Apple antitrust probe

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Google removes apps allowing spying on partner, kids, employees: Check this list, delete them from your phone

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Apple reveals government requests to remove 'unlawful' apps

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Apple reveals government requests to remove 'unlawful' apps

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Apple, Google remove 3 dating apps targeting kids

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Apple, Google remove 3 dating apps targeting kids

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Apple, Google remove 3 dating apps targeting kids

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Apple, Google remove 3 dating apps targeting kids

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Google will remove Play Store apps that want to access your call logs and SMSs

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Apple removes over 700 apps from its China App Store for flouting regulations

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Apple removes over 700 apps from its China App Store for flouting regulations

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90 percent of all free Android apps on Play Store share user data with Google

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90 percent of all free Android apps on Play Store share user data with Google

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Apple pulls around 25,000 'illegal' apps from App Store in China: Report

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Apple pulls around 25,000 'illegal' apps from App Store in China: Report

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Apple and Google dump over 300 trading apps from its app stores following ASIC intervention

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New kids’ online privacy rules give pass to Apple, Google, Facebook

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Apps for kids are secretly collecting information

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26 percent of apps on Google Play access user data: Bit9 research

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Apple and Google are gangster-style businesses engaged in illegal practices, says Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney

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iOS 18.4 Bug Causing Deleted iPhone Apps to Reappear: Report

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Apple gets fined €150 million in France over iOS data tracking consent

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Apple gets fined €150 million in France over iOS data tracking consent

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France’s antitrust regulator fined ₹1,388 crore to iPhone maker Apple; here’s why

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French antitrust regulator fines Apple 150 million euros over privacy tool

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Google removes 331 dangerous apps from Play Store, all were part of Vapor Operation

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EU accuses Apple, Google of unfairly blocking out smaller competitors amid tension over Trump moves

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EU accuses Apple, Google of unfairly blocking out smaller competitors amid tension over Trump moves

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Encrypted messaging apps promise privacy. Government transparency is often the price

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Google Play apps with North Korean malware found: Report

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Google Play apps with North Korean malware found: Report

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Utah just gave Mark Zuckerberg a big win. But other tech giants aren’t so happy

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After EU, Apple could soon be forced to allow app sideloading in Brazil

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After EU, Apple could soon be forced to allow app sideloading in Brazil

Apple could soon be forced to allow iPhone users in Brazil to download apps from sources outside its official App Store, following a recent court ruling. The judge noted that …

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Utah becomes the first state to pass legislation requiring app stores to verify ages

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Utah becomes the first state to pass legislation requiring app stores to verify ages

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah on Wednesday became the first state to pass legislation requiring app stores to verify users’ ages and get parental consent for minors to download apps …

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Utah becomes first state to mandate age verification for app stores

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Utah becomes first state to mandate age verification for app stores

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Utah becomes the first state to pass legislation requiring app stores to verify ages

1 month, 1 week ago

Utah becomes the first state to pass legislation requiring app stores to verify ages

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UK data protection watchdog investigating how TikTok uses children’s personal data

1 month, 1 week ago

UK data protection watchdog investigating how TikTok uses children’s personal data

LONDON — The U.K.'s data protection watchdog said Monday that it’s investigating how TikTok uses the personal information of teenagers to deliver content recommendations to them when they use the …

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Trump compares UK's demand for Apple user data to Chinese monitoring

1 month, 1 week ago

Trump compares UK's demand for Apple user data to Chinese monitoring

U.S. President Donald Trump likened the UK government's demand that Apple grant it access to some user data as "something that you hear about with China," in an interview with …

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Apple’s UK run-in: Privacy may matter less to its customers than it thinks

1 month, 1 week ago

Apple’s UK run-in: Privacy may matter less to its customers than it thinks

Apple’s tensions with the UK over encryption finally reached breaking point last week. Rather than submit to the government’s demand for a backdoor to customer data, the iPhone maker instead …

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Trump compares UK's demand for Apple user data to Chinese monitoring

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump compares UK's demand for Apple user data to Chinese monitoring

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Tech Tonic | UK’s war on encryption can spark a wildfire, and must be smothered

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Tech Tonic | UK’s war on encryption can spark a wildfire, and must be smothered

It may perhaps be a little surprising that even though most of the regulatory action on big tech has been happening in the US over the past year, it is …

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Apple launches 'age assurance' tech as U.S. states mull social media laws

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Apple launches 'age assurance' tech as U.S. states mull social media laws

Apple on Thursday said it will introduce a way for parents to share the age of a child with app developers without revealing sensitive information such as birthdays or government …

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Apps banned over terror link in 2023 still thriving, government acknowledges

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Apps banned over terror link in 2023 still thriving, government acknowledges

In mid-2023, the Indian government banned at least 14 mobile applications – mostly used for secure communication – over inputs that were being used by Pakistan-based terrorist handlers. In an …

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Gabbard decries Britain’s reported demand for Apple to provide backdoor access to users’ cloud data

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Gabbard decries Britain’s reported demand for Apple to provide backdoor access to users’ cloud data

WASHINGTON — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says she has serious concerns about the British government’s reported demand that Apple provide backdoor access to any data stored in the …

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US expresses concern about UK forcing Apple to spy on iPhone users

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Government has made UK user data ‘less secure’ with Apple row – experts

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Government has made UK user data ‘less secure’ with Apple row – experts

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Apple drops encryption feature for UK users after government reportedly demanded backdoor access

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Apple drops encryption feature for UK users after government reportedly demanded backdoor access

LONDON — Apple said Friday it will stop offering an advanced data security option for British users after the government reportedly demanded that the company provide backdoor access for any …

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TikTok returns to US stores as rival Xiaohongshu sees 91% drop in downloads

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TikTok returns to US stores as rival Xiaohongshu sees 91% drop in downloads

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India bans 119 Chinese apps from Google Play Store citing national security concerns

1 month, 3 weeks ago

India bans 119 Chinese apps from Google Play Store citing national security concerns

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Regulator takes action against apps for illegally collecting, using personal data

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Regulator takes action against apps for illegally collecting, using personal data

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Downloads of DeepSeek’s AI apps paused in South Korea over privacy concerns

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Downloads of DeepSeek’s AI apps paused in South Korea over privacy concerns

SEOUL, South Korea — DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence startup, has temporarily paused downloads of its chatbot apps in South Korea while it works with local authorities to address privacy …

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South Korea removes DeepSeek from app stores pending privacy review

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South Korea removes DeepSeek from app stores pending privacy review

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TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in the US

1 month, 4 weeks ago

TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in the US

TikTok has returned to the app stores of Apple and Google in the U.S., after President Donald Trump delayed the enforcement of a TikTok ban.TikTok, which is operated by Chinese …

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Apple charged with abuse of power over app tracking tool by German regulator

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Apple charged with abuse of power over app tracking tool by German regulator

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TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in the US

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TikTok returns on Apple, Google app stores as Trump delays ban

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