Google will alert you if you use apps that put your data at risk

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Whoever is capable of imagining a world without applications cast the first stone. And it is that today, with the use we make of our smartphones, it is difficult to conceive of a life without apps. There are many advantages that they provide, especially in terms of the comfort of being able to do almost any management from wherever we want.

But there is also a negative side: the security of our private dataIt is precisely the issue that most concerns both users and companies. Of course, a titan like Google should not ignore it That is why it stands firm to combat those applications that put our privacy at risk.

Google takes measures to protect data

Over the past few years, Google has worked to add more layers of security Not surprisingly, since it depends on how much trust you users deposit in their services. And data theft is the order of the day. We find very clear examples with the famous ransomware or data hijacking attacks.

Another attack that is very fashionable is phishing, which you have surely heard of on occasion. With this method, cybercriminals can get our important information, such as passwords and bank details.In many cases they do so through the applications and the permissions they obtain to manage the Google account

To stop this, the company has chosen to implement a new screen Where? During the installation process, when the application asks the user for a series of permissions. In this way, it will warn us when installing a new app without verifying it. As reported by TechCrunch, we will see this warning in applications that use Google's OAuth method to gain access to our data.

Specifically, the new window will display a message warning that the app we are trying to install on our device is not verified. If we continue we are aware of the risk. In fact, it will be necessary to write "continue" Yes, type the word, not click on a button with it.

This is a measure focused mainly on those installations that come from developers that have not yet passed Google's verification process. The intention is to prevent and reduce the number of attacks that hide behind applications Now, with this screen added to the installation process, users will be more aware of the risk in which we put our private data.