Google removes 3 apps from Play Store after policy violations

Android apps: Tech giant Google has removed three apps from its Play Store, after a team of researchers found that they were violating its policies. Researchers at the Boston-based International Digital Accountability Council (IDAC) found that the three apps, which were targeting younger users, had been violating the data collection policies set by Google. The IDAC researchers said that the apps – Cats & Cosplay, Princess Salon and Number Coloring – had potentially been accessing the Android ID and AAID of users. The three apps together had more than over 20 million downloads.

The apps were removed from Play Store after the IDAC flagged the issue to Google.