Google removes 103 Android apps from the Play Store with 69 million installs
Google removes 103 Android apps from the Play Store with 69 million installs Google has removed a whopping 103 apps from Android’s Play Store after they were found bypass security checks, contain adware and descriptions that were deemed to be misleading. More alarmingly is the amount of installs that these apps had accumulated. These apps had managed to rack up 69 million installs before they were pulled towards the end of the week, according to CyberNews. Research into the apps was exposed by CyberNews, who claim that the apps are part of an organised network of developers who were abusing user data including location which is then provided to marketing agencies for thousands of dollars. Many of the apps were found to have access to the microphones and cameras of installed devices. Forbes is reporting that the secretive team of developers is most likely a Chinese network that was cloning popular apps. Google has previously responded to the removal of apps, saying that...