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I've just submitted a new Android release (3.12.5) including the
necessary link to the privacy policy.<br>
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The App was delisted by Google because…<br>
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<p class=""><strong class="">Issue: Violation of Usage of Android
Advertising ID policy and section 4.8 of the Developer
Distribution Agreement</strong></p>
<p class="">Google Play requires developers to provide a valid
privacy policy when the app requests or handles sensitive user
or device information. We’ve identified that your app collects
and transmits the Android advertising identifier, which is
subject to a privacy policy requirement. If your app collects
the Android advertising ID, you must provide a valid privacy
policy in both the designated field in the Play Console, and
from within the app.</p>
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We do not collect or use the Android advertising ID, but the App
uses Google Play services for maps and push messaging, which in turn
seem to silently use the unique advertising ID to identify and track
the user. So we now cover Google's hidden privacy violations with
our public privacy policy, which doesn't feel right. But it's either
that or remove Google maps & push messaging from the App.<br>
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Regards,<br>
Michael<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Am 28.09.18 um 08:34 schrieb Mark
Webb-Johnson:<br>
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Yep. That is comforting. I’ve made that change.
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<div class="">Regards, Mark.<br class="">
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<div class="">On 28 Sep 2018, at 2:31 PM, Michael Balzer
<<a href="mailto:dexter@expeedo.de" class=""
moz-do-not-send="true">dexter@expeedo.de</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class=""> Mark,<br
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seems to be covering more than we actually need, but
better that way.<br class="">
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To make it less scaring, how about beginning with…<br
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initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display:
inline
 !important; float: none;" class="">Open
Vehicles is a community project, with smartphone apps,
vehicle modules, websites and vehicle communication
services provided as public services to our users.<br
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Using these public services is completely optional.
The Open Vehicles software is available as Open
Source, allowing any user to review and modify the
source code and build, host, use and provide private
or customized versions.<br class="">
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Your privacy is important to us. […]<span class=""> </span></span><br
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Regards,<br class="">
Michael<br class="">
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Am 26.09.18 um 03:52
schrieb Mark Webb-Johnson:<br class="">
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<div class="">We are way overdue from having a privacy
policy. Given what we do, it is tough. We are a
community project not charging for services, and
need to protect both our user’s data and ourselves.</div>
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<div class="">I’ve created a draft policy, based on an
open source template. It is available here:</div>
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<div class=""><a
href="https://www.openvehicles.com/privacypolicy"
class="" moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.openvehicles.com/privacypolicy</a></div>
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<div class="">Reading those policy documents is always
scary. If anyone has any suggestions to make it less
so, while still providing the necessary protections,
please help!</div>
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<div class="">Regards, Mark.</div>
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