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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="">
                <br class="">
                To make it less scaring, how about beginning with…<br
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                  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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