Missing Declaration of Contact Collection in Privacy Policy
Missing Declaration of Contact Collection in Privacy Policy
Description
If your privacy policy mentions collection of your users' contacts but this data type is not declared in your Play Data Safety Section, it could lead to a potential violation of user privacy and data protection regulations. It is important to ensure that all data collection practices are accurately disclosed to users to maintain transparency and trust.
Recommendation
To mitigate the vulnerability of collecting users' contacts, ensure that your privacy policy clearly states the purpose for collecting this data, obtain explicit consent from users before collecting their contacts, and implement strong security measures to protect this sensitive information from unauthorized access or misuse. Additionally, regularly review and update your privacy policy to reflect any changes in data collection practices.
Links
- Android Privacy Guidelines
- Privacy Policies for Mobile Apps
- Apple Privacy Manifest
- CWE-359: Exposure of Private Information ("Privacy Violation")
Standards
- OWASP_MASVS_L1:
- OWASP_MASVS_L2:
- OWASP_MASVS_RESILIENCE:
- CWE_TOP_25:
- GDPR:
- ART_5
- ART_6
- ART_7
- ART_9
- ART_11
- ART_13
- ART_15
- ART_16
- ART_17
- ART_32
- CCPA:
- CCPA_1798_100
- CCPA_1798_105
- CCPA_1798_110
- CCPA_1798_115
- CCPA_1798_120
- CCPA_1798_125
- CCPA_1798_130
- CCPA_1798_135
- CCPA_1798_140
- CCPA_1798_150
- PCI_STANDARDS:
- OWASP_MASVS_v2_1:
- MASVS_PRIVACY_1
- MASVS_PRIVACY_2
- MASVS_PRIVACY_3
- MASVS_PRIVACY_4
- OWASP_ASVS_L1:
- OWASP_ASVS_L2:
- OWASP_ASVS_L3:
- SOC2_CONTROLS:
- CC_2_3
- CC_5_3