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Google announced that Play developers must publish disclosures in their Play store listings about how their apps collect , share and secure user data . Now , developers can independently assess their applications , with NowSecure , using the highest standard of mobile security and privacy , established by the App Defense Alliance ( ADA ) using the Mobile Application Security Assessment ( MASA ). Developers who receive the independent security validation can then utilise the Google Play Data safety section to inform users that their application meets this heightened standard .

ADA was founded with a core mission in mind – to protect app users across the broader app ecosystem by preventing threats from reaching their devices and improving app quality . With nearly 3.5 million Android mobile apps in the Google Play Store used by billions of users globally , consumers expect a high standard of data privacy and security . commitment to safeguard user data privacy and security .

With more than 13 years of expertise in mobile app security , NowSecure is the only mobile-first , mobile-only ADA Authorised Lab to perform MASA independent security reviews for Android mobile applications in Google Play . The ADA MASA specification is built on the Open Web Application Security Project ( OWASP ) Mobile Application Security Verification Standard ( MASVS ) – a community-driven project recognised by the world as the standard for mobile app security requirements and testing .

The OWASP MASVS community recognises NowSecure as an active contributor and an OWASP Mobile Security Testing Guide ( MSTG ) Advocate . NowSecure partnered with the ADA programme to bring MASA requirements to life , leveraging the OWASP MASVS . In these standardsbased projects , NowSecure leverages broad and deep experience pen testing over 11,000 mobile apps and analysing millions of public mobile apps at scale across all major industries .

NowSecure partners with Android developers who purchase the service to quickly and efficiently achieve their independent security review . Leveraging test automation and analyst expertise to thoroughly assess the Android application , the NowSecure experts will work with developers to fix any issues to ensure that it meets the MASA framework requirements .

Once these requirements are met , showing they have followed proper data security and privacy standards , the mobile app has the option to let its users know in the Google Play data safety section that their app passed an independent security review . To date , NowSecure has completed dozens of independent security reviews including Android mobile apps for Google and AT & T that accounts for billions of installs on Android devices . u intelligent MOBILE SECURITY

For a small fee , android developers can partner directly with the experts at NowSecure to complete a security assessment and receive an independent security review for their app in Google Play . By partnering with the NowSecure dedicated analysts to achieve this expedited validation , android developers are demonstrating to the world their

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