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Ask HN: How do such suspect (counterfeit?) apps survive on Google Play?
Looking for the McDonald's app, this is one of the first to come up in the search:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mcdonalds.mobileapp
It has over 10 million downloads, lacks official branding, and has a gmail address as its contact.
Another McD app is attributed to the actual McDonald's USA LLC, so this sure looks counterfeit to me.
- DrScump 7y agoThis appears to be the official app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mcdonalds.app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mcdonalds....
- edgarvaldes 7y agoI don't use Google Play that much, so I wonder: doesn't a sign of official verification (à la Twitter) exists?
- ryeights 7y agoGoogle doesn't put much care into the Play Store and it shows. Counterfeit apps, malware, and PII vacuums run amok