Do Privacy Policies Match with the Logs? An Empirical Study of Privacy Disclosure in Android Application Logs
Empirical study finds significant gaps between Android apps' privacy policies and the personal data actually captured in application logs — a concrete GDPR compliance risk.
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arXiv:2604.18552v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Privacy policies are intended to inform users about how software systems collect and handle data, yet they often remain vague or incomplete. This paper presents an empirical study of patterns in log-related statements within privacy policies and their alignment with privacy disclosures observed in Android application logs. We analyzed 1,000 Android apps across multiple categories, generating 86,836,964 log entries. Our findings reveal that whi
Editorial Analysis
If your enterprise distributes mobile apps, undisclosed data collection in logs could trigger GDPR enforcement actions regardless of what your privacy policy states.
Audit application logging in your mobile portfolio against published privacy policies and remediate undisclosed data collection.
Mobile app logs may collect personal data your privacy policy doesn't disclose — a direct GDPR liability.
Forward-looking interpretation drafted by editorial AI under human review — not a reproduction of the source. See methodology.
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