While many app stores have vetting and review processes, malicious and insecure apps continue to make it onto some stores. App stores can also serve as trusted digital marketplaces, as long as they have the right processes to check that apps are not a risk to users’ security and privacy. Developers therefore have a responsibility to ensure that they are creating apps with appropriate security and privacy. Given this reliance, it’s vital that apps are secure, to protect the data and privacy of individuals and organisations. This has increased our reliance on apps, as well as the app stores where we access them. In a time of great uncertainty, apps have allowed businesses to continue functioning as well as opening the virtual doors for new enterprises. Apps have helped us stay connected with our loved ones and continue working during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to apps, a world of functionality can be accessed from a single device, anywhere and at any time: whether from a mobile phone out in public or on a smart TV in the comfort of your home.

Julia Lopez MP, Minister of State for Media, Data and Digital InfrastructureĪpps play an increasingly important role in everyday life, from managing your finances to catching up with friends and family.

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