The Android security and privacy system has grown rapidly for years, growing from a permit system “one size fits all” for something more noisy. Of course, which also means that the system might be too confusing and too scattered for users to bother them at all. It might contrasted with how people see Apple’s privacy efforts on iOS and now Google is rumored to be taking further steps on Android 12 to improve the image of privacy.
The current Android permit system is strong, allowing users to provide or revoke access to certain features. At the same time, it’s also not something easy to find, especially with Android settings that are sometimes scattered. With the latest launch transparency tracking Apple or ATT applications, Android privacy features and Google’s position on privacy are naturally placed under the spotlight.
However, the information reported that Google only took the steps of the baby in that direction. On the one hand, he wants to paint pictures of companies that value privacy, especially considering what Google is famous. On the other hand, he also wants to be more careful because of how the privacy steps will affect the advertising business, especially his own.
This report also claims that Google will present new privacy control for Android on Google I / O Summit this week. This will make it easier for users to achieve the privacy settings of the application that already exists there, just not easily accessible. Xda theorized that this is the privacy dash of Android 12 which leaked before.
In addition to this dashboard, Android 12 is also expected to have an indicator when there is an application using a camera or MIC cellphone, just as when GPS is used. These indicators are something that iOS has and some will likely paint it as Android just catch up. Then again, it’s better to be late than never, as they say.