Google blocks 3 Play Store apps for kids that were stealing data
Synopsis
The violations were reportedly spotted by non-profit watchdog alerted Google about the violations by these apps.
Google has removed three application for kids from the Play Store citing violation of its data collection policies.
The three applications are Princess Salon, Number Coloring and Cats & Cosplay.
The violations were reportedly spotted by non-profit watchdog alerted Google about the violations by these apps.
All three apps can no longer be installed on Android devices.
Ironically, it wasn't google that spotted the violations. It was the International Digital Accountability Council which found that the three apps collecting data of users.
According to the reports, this data was potentially leaking to Software Development Toolkits of third parties.
Combined, the apps had been downloaded over 20 million times.
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