Google Android App Permissions Settings, Apple iOS 15 Privacy Security

I know backwards isn’t usually the recommended direction of travel when talking about privacy and security, and this move encompasses both, but this rewind is a most welcome one. Not just in practical terms, I should add, but also when it comes to perceptions.

Optics are important, and Apple knows that better than most after some recent decisions that have had a negative impact on how users perceive them as a privacy-focused company. Google, for sure, still has plenty of distance to…