App Transparency Law: Know Your App's Origin and Data Security Risks.
This law mandates major application stores to clearly display the country of origin for every app, especially if it originates from a country deemed a data security risk. Citizens will gain the power to filter out apps from these risky countries and will receive warnings about potential foreign government access to their information. The goal is to enhance personal privacy and digital security choices, particularly concerning biometric and sensitive data.
Key points
App stores must prominently display the country of origin (or the country of the controlling owner) on the app's download page.
Users must be given the option to filter out applications originating from countries where governments may control user data (Countries of Concern).
Mandatory warnings for users that data from high-risk country apps could be accessed by foreign governments.
Annual creation and publication of a list of foreign countries whose laws allow government control over user data or application algorithms.
Status:
Expired
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