#Google Security

Google's Play Store new Data safety section will allow users to see what data Android Apps will collect. Google has just announced a new safety section in the Play Store in the hopes to keep Google Play a safe, trusted space for people to enjoy Android apps. Some information to be found in this new section will include if the developer is collecting data and for what purpose, whether or not the developer is sharing data with third parties, and even the app's security practices. There will also be information about whether or not developers have committed to Google Play's Families Policy and validated their security practices against a global security standard. To learn more about the new Data safety section in the Play Store, you can visit Google's blog or this section in Google Play Help. Google has announced that it will be providing extra protection against cyberattacks or online threats to at-risk organizations and individuals during the upcoming 2022 Philippine elections. Google is inviting Philippine human rights, elections monitoring, and media organizations as well as individual journalists to apply to Project Shield. Project Shield, created by Jigsaw and Google, provides free unlimited protection against DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks, a type of digital attack used to censor information by taking websites offline. Read more in our articles including "Google's Play Store will feature new Data Safety Section" and "Google to protect election websites, individuals against cyberattacks".