Original Google announcement: https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/12253906
Google is trying to cut down on annoying, unskippable ads in Android apps and overall bad behavior in the Play Store
One of the changes that will impact your everyday phone usage the most is for ads. Google says its updated guidelines, which will go into effect on September 30th, help ensure “high quality experiences for users when they are using Google Play apps.” The new policy tells developers that apps can’t pop up a full-screen ad that won’t let you close it after 15 seconds. There are some exceptions — if you voluntarily choose to watch an ad to get some sort of reward points, or if they pop up during a break in the action, those rules won’t necessarily apply.
Google’s also making changes to how apps can implement and use Android’s built-in VPN (or virtual private network) tools. Apps won’t be allowed to implement their own VPNs to collect user data unless they get explicit permission from the user, nor will they be able to use VPNs to help users bypass or change ads from other apps.
I'll be interested to see how this impacts DuckDuckGo's privacy tools!
Google’s also making changes to how apps can implement and use Android’s built-in VPN (or virtual private network) tools. Apps won’t be allowed to implement their own VPNs to collect user data unless they get explicit permission from the user, nor will they be able to use VPNs to help users bypass or change ads from other apps.
I'll be interested to see how this impacts DuckDuckGo's privacy tools!
This is concerning... I use an app called NetGuard to limit what apps can access my limited data, but the side effect is that they sometimes get ads blocked.
nor will they be able to use VPNs to help users bypass or change ads from other apps.
This is concerning... I use an app called NetGuard to limit what apps can access my limited data, but the side effect is that they sometimes get ads blocked.
Original Google announcement:
https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/12253906
I'll be interested to see how this impacts DuckDuckGo's privacy tools!
This is concerning... I use an app called NetGuard to limit what apps can access my limited data, but the side effect is that they sometimes get ads blocked.