Demystifying Privacy Policy of Third-Party Libraries in Mobile Apps. (arXiv:2301.12348v4 [cs.SE] UPDATED)

The privacy of personal information has received significant attention in
mobile software. Although previous researchers have designed some methods to
identify the conflict between app behavior and privacy policies, little is
known about investigating regulation requirements for third-party libraries
(TPLs). The regulators enacted multiple regulations to regulate the usage of
personal information for TPLs (e.g., the "California Consumer Privacy Act"
requires businesses clearly notify consumers if they share consumers' data with
third parties or not). However, it remains challenging to …

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