Google Hasn’t Updated Any of Their iOS Apps in a Month, Seemingly Wanting to Avoid Apple’s Privacy ‘Nutrition Labels’

Michael Grothaus, reporting for Fast Company:

The last time any Google iOS app was updated was on December 7. This includes updates to major Google apps like Google Drive, YouTube, Google Docs, Google Sheets, YouTube Music, Google Duo, Google Authenticator, and Gboard.

Why is December 7 a significant date? Because starting on December 8, Apple mandated that any new apps or app updates submitted to the App Store would require the developer to fill out the privacy label information for the app it was submitting. This privacy label reveals exactly what data the app is collecting about the user and how that user data is being used. 

I’m sure this is just a coincidence. 🙄