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Made the same observations a month or so ago! The app store scam is a known issue, found this techcrunch article from 2018 https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/15/sne
by krisdigital 6y ago
Made the same observations a month or so ago! The app store scam is a known issue, found this techcrunch article from 2018 https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/15/sneaky-subscriptions-are-plaguing-the-app-store/ https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/15/sneaky-subscriptions-are-p...
It was out of my imagination that these apps not only pass it through the review, but also get pushed by apple. Can't decide if they look away to get the bucks, if it is an algorithm problem that pushes high revenue apps or if there are just too many apps to control.
The more I think about it - in times of machine learning it should not be a problem to figure out scam apps at least after some negative comments. The fact that it is a known problem for over two years also does not look good on apple.
I also cannot blame users who fall for these scams because it is really easy to start a subscription, especially if you confirm with your fingerprint while trying to exit the sh*itty app.