More than one million infected applications were removed from Google Play
In the process, the company suspended 173,000 accounts of offending designers and estimated that it prevented two billion dollars in fraudulent transactions, according to Aetna from ISNA. In order to prevent malicious agents from entering the Google Play Store, new designers must be authenticated by phone, email or other methods.
In an effort to force existing apps to adhere to stricter privacy policies, Google has blocked 500,000 apps from accessing critical, unnecessary permissions over the past three years. At the same time, Google says it’s trying to help designers follow best practices.
Over the past year, Google has added more measures to keep Android users safe. The company forces app developers to update their apps to prevent them from working with an older, insecure API.
There is also a data safety section in the app menu that was launched last year. In this section, designers should include clear information about what they do with users’ personal information and whether they share it. Mozilla has criticized this section for being too trust-based because designers can add anything without Google checking it, but this section is certainly a step in the right direction when it comes to understanding privacy policies. makes it easier.
However, Google has a lot to do when it comes to developers who have been mistakenly removed from the Google Play Store, according to the Android Police website. When designers want to request a reconsideration, Google is almost unreachable, and only designers who manage to get their protest heard by the media or their fans have a chance to get their services back.