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> There is no malware, scam, fake app problem There is. But they are as prevalent as ever in the Play Store, so this decision will not move the needle.
by kassner 1y ago
> There is no malware, scam, fake app problem
There is. But they are as prevalent as ever in the Play Store, so this decision will not move the needle.
- buyucu 1y agoI never had a malware/scam/fake app problem. Nobody I know has ever had malware/scam/fake app problem. This feels like a manufactured imaginary problem to me.
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- kassner 1y agoFrom a quick search: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/apps_android_malware/ https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/apps_android_malware/ https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/09/11-million-devices-infected-with-botnet-malware-hosted-in-google-play/ https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/09/11-million-devices-... https://www.cpomagazine.com/cyber-security/over-300-malicious-apps-on-google-play-store-engaged-in-ad-fraud-and-data-theft-installed-60-million-times/ https://www.cpomagazine.com/cyber-security/over-300-maliciou... Not sure which numbers you are expecting, but 90 million downloads combined isn’t insignificant.
- buyucu 1y agoThen why doesn't these things affect real human beings? These "news" articles read like paid advertisements by companies like Zscaler.