Google is planning a big — and mandatory — overhaul of app privacy and security on the Play Store - Android

Last year, Apple rolled out a new set of what it called Privacy Labels for the App Store. These disclaimers were sort of like privacy-oriented nutrition information attached to each app listing, with developers supplying the details regarding exactly what data their apps collect and precisely how it's used — assuming you trust them to be honest. The moment that news landed last year, expectations swung our collective attention at Google: When would Android and the Play Store get something similar?

Google is planning a big — and mandatory — overhaul of app privacy and security on the Play Store was written by the awesome team at Android Police.