Google's stunning plan to avoid apps slurping Gmail inboxes: Charge devs for security audits

The Register
Feb 11, 2019, 1:05 am598 ptsHot
Requirement threatens to break the bank To prevent a data grabbing snafu along the lines of Facebook's Cambridge Analytica scandal, Google is asking developers who use sensitive Gmail APIs to pay for a security audit that proves their apps play by the rules.…

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