Google Removes Apps From Play Store for Secretly Harvesting Personal Data: Report

Google has reportedly removed several apps from its Play store. These apps were gathering personal data, including location, phone numbers, and email addresses.

These apps are no longer on the Google Play Store for stealing user data - Infobae

Application Security Best Practices for Mobile Apps

Google rolling out Play Store 'Data safety' section for apps - 9to5Google

Google Play Store now forces apps to disclose what data is collected

Delete NOW!: Two Popular Google Play Apps With Over 1.5 Million User Found to be Chinese Data Spyware

Hundreds of Apps Can Empower Stalkers to Track Their Victims - The New York Times

Play Store: Google removes several cleaner apps from Play Store - Times of India

Google removes 43 harmful apps from playstore, urges immediate deletion - The Statesman

Android Developers Blog: Giving Users More Transparency and Control Over Account Data

Can the government track my location data from apps on my phone? - Vox

Preinstalled Android apps are harvesting and sharing your data – Sophos News