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Google Android and Apple iOS Platforms Differ Fundamentally but Are Converging

• The differing platforms have led to fundamental differences between privacy protections and guarantees on iOS and Android devices.
• The permissions models controlling what data can be collected by apps are converging in significant ways.
• Android and iOS are adopting increased encryption to secure the data that is collected.

Policymakers Have Several Options to Protect Privacy

• Some options put the onus on the user to recognize and prove that harm has occurred and to identify the perpetrator.
• This can be difficult in privacy encroachments in the digital ecosystem, where harm may be intangible or where it can be difficult to identify who is responsible for the privacy invasion.
• A comprehensive policy overhaul relating to privacy is unlikely to occur in the United States in the short term.