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Google Play apps with 20M downloads depleted batteries and network bandwidth

arstechnica.com

8 points by pmg1991 3 years ago · 4 comments

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CommitSyn 3 years ago

End of article gave a chuckle

> In a statement, a Google spokesperson noted that all apps reported by McAfee had been removed. The representative went on to say: “Users are also protected by Google Play Protect, which blocks these apps on Android devices.” The spokesperson didn’t answer a follow-up question asking how the apps racked up 20 million installations if they’re blocked.

josephcsible 3 years ago

I thought the reason Google has so many onerous rules for listing your app in the Play Store was to keep this kind of thing from happening.

  • Archelaos 3 years ago

    To put it more seriously: Are we able to estimate the ratio between sensitivity and specificity of Google's tests?

hulitu 3 years ago

> Google Play apps with 20M downloads depleted batteries and network bandwidth

I thought all apps on Google play do this. Or am i missing something ?

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