Google to let Android users opt out of tracking by apps, following in Apple’s footsteps

By Nihal Krishan

Published June 4, 2021 7:59pm ET

Google to let Android users opt out of tracking by apps, following in Apple’s footsteps — Google will let Android users opt out of being tracked by advertisers on their smartphone apps, a big win for privacy advocates, after Apple made the same move on iPhones earlier this year. The choice not to be tracked will become available in late 2021 using a Google software update, the tech giant said in […]

Google will let Android users opt out of being tracked by advertisers on their smartphone apps, a big win for privacy advocates, after Apple made the same move on iPhones earlier this year.

The choice not to be tracked will become available in late 2021 using a Google software update, the tech giant said in a support website post on Thursday.