Privacy: A Quick Overview for App Designers

Privacy by design and by default is something that all developers will have learn. Here are some basic points app designers should know and take into consideration:

• Privacy isn’t scary: it’s an opportunity to earn people’s trust.
• This is about how we handle personal data.
• Some data are sensitive, and we need explicit consent before collecting them.
• System permissions for apps are not the same as explicit consent.
• Everyone is entitled to certain privacy rights: to be informed (Notice), to see the data we collect (Access), to take their data elsewhere (Portability), and to have their data corrected or deleted (Right to Be Forgotten).
• Here are some design patterns we can use to respect people’s privacy in our mobile apps.

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