The specialized media indicated that Google has removed through its online store three of the most famous applications on its Play Store platform, and this procedure comes from Google after accusations and criticisms of it for failing to protect users, especially with regard to their data and personal information.
And Google announced during the past hours that it had removed three popular applications from the Play Store platform, and the applications were mainly intended for children, which collectively amount to 20 million downloads, and the reason for this action, according to Google, is to violate the rules of its online store, especially with regard to It collects the personal data of users, which exposes a vulnerable group such as young children at risk due to the illegal actions of these applications.
And Google has been subjected to severe criticism years ago due to some accusations due to the so-called failure to protect user data on the Play Store platform and the applications included in it, especially after the report of competent authorities such as the “International Digital Accountability Council”, which highlighted On the practices of the application developers that threaten the personal lives of users.
And the organization said in its statement that these practices allow the collection of personal data and linking it to other data to access unauthorized content at the beginning, such as the advanced identification of users or their geolocation.
