Developers must delete user data unless there are legitimate reasons, such as security or legal requirements. Temporary deactivation or freezing of accounts will not suffice for data deletion requirements for developers. Google claims that its AI supercomputer is faster and greener than the Nvidia A100 chip. In a blog post, the company stated that developers must show users if any data is deleted. In addition, Google has requested that developers provide web-link resources where users can make requests for data and account deletion. The Play Store's Data safety section is just letting developers declare that 'You can request that data be deleted.' But with the new mandate, all the apps on Play Store which ask users to create an account, (from within the application) 'must also allow users to request for their account to be deleted.'Īccording to Bethel Otuteye, Senior Director of Product Management for Android App Safety, 'For apps that enable app account creation, developers will soon need to provide an option to initiate account and data deletion from within the app and online.' The latter requirement means a 'user can request account and data deletion without having to reinstall an app.'

Currently, the Play Store's Data safety section just lets developers declare that 'You can request that data be deleted.' Moving forward, apps that allow account creation (from within the application), 'must also allow users to request for their account to be deleted.' This deletion option must be 'readily discoverable' inside the app and outside, like on the web.

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