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Google to Limit Which Apps Can See Other Installed Apps on Android Devices, Evoking Similar Privacy Changes Apple Made in iOS 9
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I’m in the uk and Android and iOS are about the same percentage share here.
So those who could afford an iPhone - but go for android - often give the reason (to me) that they don’t want to go with the obvious choice etc (and that the Samsung cameras are better!).
Google just doesn't wants to confound data grabbing competitors. They will still be the largest data miner on the internet by far. Privacy does not exist on Google products.
I hope you're all ready to see ads for apps you've already installed over and over and over on your phones! (This is true for iOS as well, especially if you use LAT or don't allow data sharing)
It's a security measure. Most financial apps do a periodic check for known compromised apps that could expose financial data.
It's a security measure. Most financial apps do a periodic check for known compromised apps that could expose financial data.
Apple is not late when it comes to protecting the users privacy.
Not comparing Apple to anybody. From a perspective of privacy and software design. Deeply flawed. Good they are starting to fix the problems now.
It’s an App Store rule not OS. It won’t matter the Android version. Once a developer updates an app. That update will have to comply with the new rules or be bounced from the Store. Once the user installs the app update. They’ll get an app which follows the new guidelines.
Although this won’t help those using a third party App Store. Nor default apps on phones from shady manufacturers.
I never really got that. Android is a bigger herd just with a variety of skins and minor changes in software.
This was one of the reasons I moved my banking apps to my iPhone.
Good step forward for Google, albeit still with holes. OEMs like Samsung, Xiaomi, etc still have apps from their alternate app store. They can even update those apps independent from Google. So this means there are plenty of holes.
Good step forward for Google, albeit still with holes. OEMs like Samsung, Xiaomi, etc still have apps from their alternate app store. They can even update those apps independent from Google. So this means there are plenty of holes.
Mmmhhhhh. It’s simple enough... it’s called a conflict of interest.
You cannot trust Google with the privacy of your information since their business model is based on pulling as much information as possible from you.
the same way that a company wouldn’t hire someone also working at a competitor and expect their secrets to stay secret, you shouldn’t chose Google services and expect you data to stay private.
edit: for that reason, i still don’t trust them even though they “seem” to be doing the right thing.
You cannot trust Google with the privacy of your information since their business model is based on pulling as much information as possible from you.
the same way that a company wouldn’t hire someone also working at a competitor and expect their secrets to stay secret, you shouldn’t chose Google services and expect you data to stay private.
edit: for that reason, i still don’t trust them even though they “seem” to be doing the right thing.
I don't think it is legit or "right" but they won't run if you have root apps like super su.
This is like the Mafia boss ensuring mom and pop stores that rival gangs will no longer break assigned territory, and now they will only have to pay "protection money" to 1 group.
I hate this twisting of words that make the average guy think that this is actually good for them and their privacy is protected under google.
to be fair there are open source Android varieties which privacy wise are better than iOS since iOS is closed source by default. LineageOS, Clayx, and Graphene.
I hate this twisting of words that make the average guy think that this is actually good for them and their privacy is protected under google.
to be fair there are open source Android varieties which privacy wise are better than iOS since iOS is closed source by default. LineageOS, Clayx, and Graphene.
Android developers can just mark their apps to execute in compatibility mode which disables the new restriction. There is “Target SDK” setting which is provided by he developer, and basically they can use it to say “my app is only tested for this version of OS. Please disable all the newer changes when you run my app, including privacy restrictions”
So many users are rejoicing. Not realizing they use their FB account to login to more than half their apps. This goes for Apple users too. 🤣😂🤣
Well seeing as it is at the play store level it will get everyone using android at some level as it is not being removed from android. I can reasons why some app would need access to the info but they are few and far between.
Apple started doing this in 2015, so they are most certainly not equally late. While this is a good step for Google, they still lag far behind. Don't kid yourslef and think they are equal in any way.
A cursory reading doesn't make it sound like that would present a problem. Sounds like they want to shut down blanket queries of all apps (without a ligitimit reason, such as the couple examples provided). As Facebook is commonly used for login, would think any app could query that app as it would certainly have a ligitimit reason to do so.
p.s. No this doesnt also affect all Apple users. I have no Facebook account, and have no problem logging into all my accounts
