Privacy Audit
An AI feature in Avast Mobile Security that reads privacy policies and permissions so people don't have to, and tells them which apps put their privacy at risk.
Role: Product designer, research to handoff Product: Avast Mobile Security, Android Status: Beta
Almost nobody reads a privacy policy before installing an app, and Android permissions are easy to accept without thinking. Privacy Audit reads both for you. I designed it end to end, from research to developer handoff.
What it does
Privacy Audit uses AI to analyze the privacy policy and the Android permissions of every app you installed from Google Play. Each app gets a risk rating.
Verdict first, evidence underneath
The app screen leads with a plain verdict: the app's icon and a headline like "Facebook is medium risk", with the risk level in its own color. One sentence below says what that means for you. Under that sit collapsible sections covering what the app's privacy policy says and which permissions it uses, with a link to the full policy on Google Play.
Most people only need the verdict. People who want to check the reasoning can open it, and nobody has to wade through it to get the answer.
Introducing a new idea
Since this was a new kind of feature inside a security app, it opens with a short five-step introduction that explains what it analyzes and why. Every step can be skipped. The feature shipped labelled Beta, which set the right expectations for an AI-driven rating.
Working with stakeholders
I worked closely with all stakeholders through the whole process.