📱 Mobile App Privacy — SDKs, Permissions & Tracking

Mobile-app privacy — SDKs, permissions, app-store requirements, advertising IDs (IDFA/GAID), consent / App Tracking Transparency, in-app tracking — including enforcement against apps and SDK providers.

Key resources (4)

• Apple — App Tracking Transparency & data use
• Google Play — Data safety requirements
• Canada OPC — Mobile devices and apps
• Nigeria General Application and Implementation Directive for the Nigeria Data Protection Act The Gen — Nigeria General Application and Implementation Directive for the Nigeria Data Protection Act The General Application and Implementation Directive, passed in March 2025, clarifies the scope and applicability of Nigeria’s Data Protection Act. It provides additional details regarding requirements related to data subject rights, legal bases for processing, and cross-border data transfers. It requires data controllers and processors to register with the DPA, designate DPOs, conduct DPIAs, and report data breaches, among other obligations. The directive defines data controllers and processors of major importance and specifies additional requirements related to registration and annual compliance audits for these entities. It also addresses the role of the DPA as well as its enforcement abilities.

⚖️ Notable enforcement & decisions

• 2024 CNIL fines Voodoo €3M (advertising ID without consent) & Apple Distribution Int’l €8M (Art.82 / IDFA) (usercentrics)
• — CNIL warns marketing platforms: obtain consent for mobile-app targeting (IAPP)
• — Legal considerations of third-party SDKs in mobile apps (IAPP)
• 2024 CNIL — recommendations on mobile applications — CNIL published the final version (24 Sept 2024) of its recommendations for privacy-respecting mobile apps: clear user information, consent for non-essential processing (e.g. advertising), and the division of responsibilities across publishers, developers, SDK providers, OS and app stores. Enforcement campaign from spring 2025.

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