Google Play Store will let you delete account data without re-installing an app
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- 06 Apr 2023
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It also ensures that your data does not remain on remote servers once deleted
Knowing that nearly every app on our devices collects massive amounts of data about us can be unsettling. Thankfully, Google listened to user requests by rolling out the Data Safety section in the Play Store last year, showing what kind of data an Android app is accessing and whether it's shared with third parties. However, wiping our entire digital footprint from an app has not been a straightforward task. Google is now putting forth a simple way to delete our accounts from within an app and make sure our data is gone forever.
Google will soon force apps that require account creation to make it easier to wipe our data directly in the app or through a web-based portal. This means that users won't need to re-install an app in order to ask developers to delete their data if they've already uninstalled it. Instead, Google will require developers to include a link to a web-based data deletion request form in their app's Play Store listing. Once this is fulfilled, user data must be removed from the developer's servers.
The company is asking developers to submit the necessary information about their data deletion practices by December 7 before the new changes are implemented early next year. That said, Google is letting them file for an extension until May 31, 2024.
As a result, you'll start seeing data deletion badges on Play Store apps that have complied with the new rules sometime next year. The kill switch will appear front and center in an app's data safety section. To request data deletion, navigate to that section and tap the item that says "Account deletion available." After that, you'll be taken to a web page where you can scrub your account. Read More…
