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Surely Google's automated tools wouldn't automatically suspend an app that has 5 stars and over 500,000 reviews .... surely

• sp332 6y ago
  There have been too many cases of a popular app being bought by scammers and repurposed. They can't exempt an app from being suspended just because it's popular.
  • Dylan16807 6y ago
    Exempting it from automatic suspension is not exempting it from suspension.
    • Technetium 6y ago
      I would rather apps be automatically suspended and the install marked as potentially dangerous than have my device goatse'd to a malicious developer for any amount of time.
      • Dylan16807 6y ago
        That can be accommodated. Automatic suspension that lasts 20-30 minutes while someone on the team looks into the case and makes a human judgement. But a full suspension, on a popular app, without rapid human review? That shouldn't happen. Also, this wasn't up to the "install marked as dangerous" level. They just prevented new installs. In a situation like that, there's no need to act instantly.
• Spivak 6y ago
  That kind "popularity content" policy will never work because because then scammers will just buy apps with good reputation. This describes the entire browser extension marketplace. Any extension with a good reputation and a broad permission set will sell for a good bit of money.
  • saagarjha 6y ago
    That sounds like a spot where a human can step in?