Millions of apps could soon be purged from Google Play Store

Feb08

by Sindy Cator on February 8, 2017 at 6:18 pm

Over the last 24 hours, Google has been sending notices to developers worldwide stating its intention to “limit visibility” or remove apps from the Play Store that violate the company’s User Data policy. For most devs, the violation seems to be a simple one: lack of a privacy policy. Here’s the full text: Google’s plan to take action on offending apps stands to affect millions of so-called “zombie apps” littering the Play Store. Others won’t have the motivation or the know-how to create the privacy policy — especially for poor-performers — and could see their app removed as part of a purge that’s undoubtedly coming. For…