On the occassion of Data Privacy Day, we at Arrka are glad to announce the
State of Data Privacy of Indian Mobile Apps & Websites Report 2022
Key Highlights
We studied Personal Data Collection by Apps and Trends
Android Apps - Access to Camera Continues to Increase
We also studied the categories of 3rd Parties with whom Data is shared through Apps and Websites
Android Apps - 68% of 3rd Parties are related to Advertising and Analytics
We compared Indian Apps with International Apps from the EU and US on Personal Data Collection
Indian Apps collect significantly more Personal Data than US and EU Apps
We analysed Children's Apps and their readiness to the upcoming India Privacy Bill (DPDPB)
Still a long way for Children's Apps to go to comply to the DPDPB
We studied Discrepancies between declarations on the Play Store / AppStore Pages & Reality
Major Discrepancies between what Apps are declaring on Playstore/App Store versus what they are doing
