Quote:Google announced plans yesterday to improve privacy for customers on Android, Gmail, and other services and apps that make use of Google account data.
The company published findings of an internal project called Strobe yesterday; it used the project to analyze how third-party developers interact with Google account and Android device data, and whether interactions affected user privacy.

Google made the decision to shut down Google+, the company's social networking service, and make a number of other changes to strengthen user privacy by limiting developers or changing existing workflows.

The company made a similar change to Chrome's permissions system for extensions earlier this month.

Full reading: https://www.ghacks.net/2018/10/09/google-promises-tighter-and-better-privacy-controls/