Google Play is launching new verification badges for VPN apps that indicate they have met certain security requirements.
Google Play will now display verification badges on approved VPNs as a way to “highlight apps that prioritize user privacy and safety,” the company announced on Tuesday. The new badge will appear on a VPN app’s details page and within search results, proving that it meets specific standards outlined by Google. To qualify for the new verification badge, VPN apps must complete a Mobile Application Security Assessment Level 2 validation, which evaluates an app’s security.
Google notes that while “other factors contribute to the evaluation,” completing these requirements “significantly increase” a VPN app’s chance of getting a verified badge. The update has good timing, as many users are downloading VPNs — some of which may not be secure — in order to gain access to TikTok, which still hasn’t returned to Google Play or Apple’s App Store. VPN apps from Nord, hide.me, and Aloha have already received a verification badge.
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