Google has never been particularly given user protection Android. Yes, the company is trying to prove the opposite by releasing security updates with vulnerabilities every month, but the problem is that it has these updates in store for several months in advance so as not to disrupt the plan. Needless to say about Google Play, which Google has not been able to protect against the penetration of malicious applications that continually steal user data, arrange for surveillance or install third-party software on infected devices. And then there are unscrupulous developers pouring oil on the fire, against which Google was powerless.
Google Play has tons of apps whose developers are cheating on you
Despite the fact that many developers lately pretend to care about user safety, this is often an attempt to show off. Researchers at PrivacyLint analyzed more than 10 thousand applications from Google Play and found that the privacy policy of about 15% of them is an illogical set of phrases arranged according to an unknown principle. Most often this is expressed in the use of constructions that contradict each other, when one paragraph states that the application does not collect user data, and another contains a direct refutation of what was said earlier.
What's wrong with apps from Google Play
It is very important to read the privacy policy of the applications so as not to be surprised later
According to experts at PrivacyLint, the goal pursued by the developers was to create the appearance of concern about the safety of users for those who would be interested in this and look for supporting documentation. But why, in that case, it was impossible to just lie? After all, it is completely illogical to use opposite postulates in one document, where anyone can be convinced of their inconsistency. And the reason for this, as it turned out, was the use of online services by the developers of such applications for the automatic generation of privacy policies.
Such services use the same templates, which, according to the logic of things, should not be used to form the same document, but either there is some kind of failure in their work, or their creators do not care at all about what they are doing, but the privacy policy of some programs turns out to be completely meaningless. However, there is also a positive moment in this. At least, this way you can immediately determine the degree of responsibility of the developer and draw a conclusion about the need to install the software he created.
Why read the privacy policy
As presumptuous as it may sound, reading the privacy policy – if available, of course – is best for all the apps you use. The fact is that often Google still checks the documentation containing them and forces developers to write the truth. From these documents, you can learn a lot of interesting things about how the application works, what data it collects and to whom it transfers it. I guess you haven't even thought about reading the Samsung Pay policy, but in vain. Indeed, the description of the principles of operation of the Samsung payment service contains a direct indication that the company has the right to collect user data and sell it to other companies.
I personally solved this problem quite easily. I just stopped bothering about it. In the end, who cares what Google, Samsung, Epic Games or any other company knows about me. After all, I will not stop using their products anyway, because, firstly, they often provide access to their developments for free, and, secondly, I simply cannot find a replacement for them even if I wanted to. Well, if so, why waste nerve cells?