Google to add privacy labels to Play Store apps

Like Apple, Google is planning to add a new safety section in Play Store that will show what data apps collect and store, and how they use it. The tech giant said in a blog post that, “We’re pre-announcing an upcoming safety section in Google Play that will help people understand the data an app collects or shares, if that data is secured, and additional details that impact privacy and security.” The Google Play Safety section will let users know whether an app needs a particular data to function or whether users have a choice in sharing it. Also they will know whether an app’s safety section is verified by an independent third-party arbitrator and whether request data deletion post uninstallation is possible. Google’s policy move comes just a month after Apple introduced its privacy labels feature for iPhone users.