Google absolves itself from verifying whether the information is true. This is problematic due to its narrow definition for service providers and the large amount of consumer data involved.
The study – “See No Evil: How Loopholes in the Google Play Store’s Data Safety Labels Leave Companies in the Clear and Consumers in the Dark” uncovers serious loopholes in the Data Safety Form, which make it easy for apps to provide false or misleading information.įor example, Google exempts apps sharing data with ‘service providers’ from its disclosure requirements. Researchers concluded that the system fails to help consumers make more informed choices about their privacy before purchasing or downloading one of the store’s 2.7 million apps. This was based on discrepancies between the apps’ privacy policies and the information apps self-reported on Google’s Data Safety Form. In nearly 80% of the apps reviewed, Mozilla found that the labels were false or misleading. However, the apps’ privacy policies explicitly state that they share user information with advertisers, Internet service providers, platforms, and numerous other companies.’
Its research leads it to state, ‘The Play Store would have us believe that neither TikTok nor Twitter share your personal data with third parties. Mozilla, makers of the Firefox browser, found that nearly 80% of top apps lie about privacy on Google Play Data Safety label listings.
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