Transparency in App Analytics: Analyzing the Collection of User Interaction Data β Arvix
#MobileData #Applications
#Android
The rise of mobile apps has brought greater convenience and many options for users. However, many apps use analytics services to collect a wide range of user interaction data, with privacy policies often failing to reveal the types of interaction data collected or the extent of the data collection practices. This lack of transparency potentially breaches data protection laws and also undermines user trust. We conducted an analysis of the top 20 analytic libraries for Android apps to identify common practices of interaction data collection and used this information to develop a standardized collection claim template for summarizing an app's data collection practices wrt. user interaction dat
a#MobileData #Applications
#Android