Google Play Store will let you remove data from unused apps, without re-installing them
Almost every app on our device is collecting our data in some form. This could be triggering, but there was a kind of solution introduced by Google last year: the feature of the Play Store that lets us know about the kind of data an app is holding and all about its sharing with third parties. Although removing all of your credentials from an app isn’t that easy, With the latest update, Google is working on a feature that will let you delete all your data from an app in easier ways and guarantee that it’s gone forever.
Google will let you wipe your data from unused apps
Google will sure bind the apps that require your data to make it handy to wipe it up, either through the app or through a digital portal. This latest feature will allow users to wipe out their data without having to reinstall the app on their device. A more convenient way will be introduced in the form of a web-based link that’ll lead you to a form in order to request that your data be deleted. As the request proceeds, it should be able to delete the data permanently from servers.
Companies are required to submit a rough sketch or data related to this data deletion feature by December 7. As a result, the changes will be implemented by next year. Google is allowing for an extension until May 31, 2024.
As with the start of next year, you might be able to see the badges on the apps that have fulfilled the feature, along with a set of rules and policies for the feature. This section will be available in a front-and-center format in the data safety section of an app. For requesting data deletion, you need to reach out for this process through the section and tap on the option that says Account deletion is available. This will lead you to a page that will delete your data from an application.
Other than that, You’re able to choose the data you want to remove from your account by keeping your account active. It should be clarified by developers whether they are removing the data for security purposes, fraud prevention, or regulatory compliance.
Although there are high hopes for this latest policy, it will restrain unused apps from keeping your data unnecessarily. Although it’s pretty similar to Apple’s requirement that is forcing iOS developers to make sure that an option for account deletion is available in their apps,
This latest feature might not be the best way to restrain Google from its privacy blunders, but it’s a welcome moment for a company whose data collection is pretty impossible to escape.
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