In an effort to provide Android users with a more secure experience on the Play Store, Google has made several changes over the past year. In a recent blog post, the company highlighted some of these changes and explained how they protect users from malicious apps and developers on the Play Store.
In this change, some developer practices that violate the privacy of the app store were identified. So check out this article for more information about apps blocked by Google.
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According to members of the Android Security and Privacy team, Google has introduced several privacy-focused features into last year, including enhanced protection against malicious apps and developers, as well as improved data security in SDK.
In addition, the company continued to improve its machine learning and review processes, enabling it to prevent the installation of 1.2 million privacy-violating apps. The company's efforts to stop malicious developers and spam resulted in more than 190,000 accounts being suspended in 2021.
That same year, Google also announced a new data security section for the Play Store, which helps users developers to provide users with insight into the privacy and security practices that their apps follow. The Play Store Data Security section was recently released, and developers must now update it for their apps by July 20th.
Google measures to improve security
Additionally, Google has partnered with SDK developers to improve application security, limit how data is shared and improve lines of communication with software developers apps. That's because, according to the company, the best way to ensure data security is to restrict access to it in the first place.
To that end, the company implemented new protections and platform policies that limited access to Sensitive APIs and User Data for 98% of Apps Moving to Android 11 or higher. Additionally, the use of accessibility APIs in apps migrating to Android 12 has been banned, resulting in third-party call recording apps dying in the process.
