Google is finally adding app privacy tags to the Gmail app

Google today quietly added app privacy tags to its Gmail app, marking the first of its top apps to receive privacy information apart from YouTube.

Although the app’s privacy information has been added to Gmail, Google has done so alongside the server and has not yet posted any updates to the Gmail app. It’s been two months since the last Gmail app was updated.

In early February, the Gmail app was showing warnings about the outdated app, as no new security features were added for a long time, but Google removed this messaging without introducing any updates to the app.

Apple has been enforcing app privacy tags since December, and Google has been slow to support the feature. Google said in early January that it would add privacy data to its app catalog “this week or next week,” but as of Jan. 20, most apps had not yet been updated with privacy data. application.

Since then, Google has been adding app privacy tags to apps like YouTube and some of its smaller apps, but of the major apps like Google Search, Google Photos and Google Maps, Gmail is the first to get the new labeling.

There’s nothing unexpected about Gmail apps’ privacy data, with Google’s listing location, user ID, and usage data being shared with third-party advertisers. Purchases, location, contact information, user content, search history, identifiers and usage data are used for analytical purposes, product customization and application functionality.

While most Google apps have been out of date for months and have not yet been updated, apps like Google Translate, Google Tasks, YouTube Music, and YouTube TV have been updated with new content and bug fixes . However, these apps were quietly updated with app privacy tags before their content was updated.

Now that Gmail has app privacy tags installed, you may soon see information available for other Google apps, and Google may resume regular updates for iOS apps before Apple implements new rules.