Google Pay to give users more control over their data

Google on Thursday said it will offer users of Google Pay enhanced privacy features, allowing them to take control of their own transaction data.

Google Pay is rolling out an update to the app from next week that will provide users with more controls to decide how their Google Pay activity is used to personalise features within the app.

All users will be asked to choose whether they would like to turn the control on or off as soon as they upgrade to the next version of the Google Pay app.

“Privacy is already a key priority for us…If you do anything on Google Pay, it stays on Google Pay – and that’s the state today.