After Google added app privacy labels to its iOS apps according to Apple’s new rules, the search engine focused on privacy DuckDuckGo accused Google of spying on its users due to the amount of data it collects.
MacRumors reports that, after months of delays, Google has started adding app privacy labels to its iOS apps according to Apple’s privacy rules. Critics believed that the delay in adding these labels meant that Google had something to hide. The search engine focused on privacy DuckDuckgo has now accused Google of “spying” on users based on the amount of data its privacy labels show that Masters of the Universe collects.
The new Google app privacy labels in your Google search app reveal the extent of the information the app collects. For the purposes of third-party advertising, Google collects data from users, including location, search history and browsing history. Google’s marketing data already includes all of this along with contact information and device identifiers, and even more data is collected for analysis, application functionality and product customization.
After months of waiting, Google has finally revealed how much personal data they collect in Chrome and the Google app. No wonder they wanted to hide it.
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Spying on users has nothing to do with building a great browser or search engine. We would know (our app is in one). pic.twitter.com/lJBbLTjMuu– DuckDuckGo (@DuckDuckGo) March 15, 2021
DuckDuckGo claims that Google “wanted to hide” the information it collects, which is why it took so long for the tech giant to update its app privacy labels. Most users would not be surprised by the amount of data Google collects about them, but having everything collected in one place on the App Store is a reminder for many.
Many of Google’s apps didn’t receive privacy labels until the end of February, although Apple’s privacy rules went into effect in December. Google delayed adding labels for some apps for more than two months, even now the Google Maps app hasn’t been updated in the past three months.
DuckDuckGo is a search engine and privacy-focused browser that offers an app on iOS devices and can be defined as a standard search engine. The DuckDuckgo app does not collect data linked to users.
DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser is the second most downloaded mobile browser in the United States (after Chrome) and, as you might expect, it does not collect any data linked to you, making it easy to get the privacy you deserve online.https: / / t. co / QNfnevurRF
– DuckDuckGo (@DuckDuckGo) March 15, 2021
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