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Mozilla study into Google Play Store's Data Safety labels found nearly 80 percent of the apps reviewed were false or misleading.
Mozilla researchers reported that almost 80% of Google Play Store apps have not been accurately reporting user data management as shown by the significant disparities between the apps' data privacy policies and Google's forms seeking data collection information, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
In a check of the top 20 paid and free apps in the Play Store, Mozilla finds that Google-mandated privacy labels often don’t match the privacy policies of the companies behind them.
The researchers said that the system fails to help consumers make more informed choices about their privacy before purchasing or downloading one of the store's 2.7 million apps.The