Google to prohibit personal loan apps from accessing user photos, contacts
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Google to prohibit personal loan apps from accessing user photos, contacts

Google plans to restrict apps that offer loan to individuals from accessing sensitive user data such as photos, videos and contacts, saying in an update to its Personal Loans policy on Wednesday for apps on Play Store that "Apps that provide personal loans, or have the primary purpose of facilitating access to personal loans (i.e., lead generators or facilitators), are prohibited from accessing sensitive data, such as photos and contacts." Reference Link

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