Google will now provide independently verified VPN apps from the Play Store with a security label. The American company wants to point out that VPN applications meet security standards for mobile applications.

VPN apps that receive the new label have According to Google Passed audit by App Defense Alliance. The App Defense Alliance is a partnership consisting of various security companies and Google In 2019 It was created to check the security of Android applications. The App Defense Alliance verifies the security of apps with its own evaluation method: the Mobile App Security Assessment.

According to Google, the security rating will also come to other app categories at a later date. VPN apps are said to come in first place because, according to the American company, they process a large amount of sensitive data.

Users searching for a VPN app through the Google Play Store will also be notified of the poster. Google will display a banner among the search results indicating the rating and additional information.