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Google Play Store Rolls Out Verified Badge for VPN Apps Focused on Privacy and Safety


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Play Store Rolls Out Verified Badge for VPN Apps Focused on Privacy and Safety

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on Tuesday announced a new way for users to identify ‘trusted’ apps and make informed choices on the Play Store. Consumer-facing VPN apps that meet the user privacy and safety standards will now appear with a verified badge, in compliance with the Mountain View-based technology company’s Play safety and security guidelines. Currently, NordVPN and Aloha Browser are some of the apps which are available with the verified badge on the
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Play Store.

Verified Badge for VPN Apps

In a blog

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,
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highlighted that its new verified badge for VPN apps complements existing features like
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Play Store banner for VPNs and Play’s Data safety declaration. Verified VPN apps will now be highlighted in search results, on app details pages, and in a dedicated section listing approved VPNs. To earn the verified badge, apps must meet the following criteria:

  1. Complete a Mobile Application Security Assessment (MASA) Level 2 validation
  2. Have an Organization developer account type
  3. Meet target API level requirements for
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    Play apps
  4. Have at least 10,000 installs and 250 reviews
  5. Be published on
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    Play for at least 90 days
  6. Submit a Data Safety section declaration, opting into:
    • Independent security review, under ‘Additional badges’
    • Encryption in transit

play store masa level 2 MASA AL2 Lab Evaluation

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Play’s MASA AL2 Lab Evaluation
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One of the first steps is to successfully undergo the Mobile Application Security Assessment (MASA) Level 2.

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’s lab evaluates public versions of apps, provides assessment feedback and remediation steps for flagged issues directly to developers. While this doesn’t guarantee approval,
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says fulfilling the aforementioned requirements “significantly” enhances the chances of earning the badge.

The company claims a verified badge can help developers enhance their app’s credibility and attract more users. Currently, NordVPN, hide.me, and Aloha Browsers are some of the VPN apps on

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Play Store listed with the badge, helping them stand out in a “fairly crowded” marketplace.

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