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Odisha Police notifies Google to remove fake loan apps from Google Play Store
Fri, Jun 10, 2022
Odisha Police's EOW (Economic Offence Wing) has notified Google to remove fake loan apps from Google Play Store due to grave complaints. According to EOW, there are about 45 fake apps that are harassing customers for money and are illegally disbursing short-term loans to users.
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More than 15 Lakh Abandoned Apps On Google, Apple May Be Removed Soon, Here's Why
Mon, May 16, 2022
Google and Apple are taking additional measures to eliminate apps that pose threat to consumers' credentials. The latest report shows that there are more than 1.5 million mobile apps on Google and Apple that have appeared to be abandoned by end of the first quarter of 2022.
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Google I/O Event 2022 updates, launches; Google bans all Android call recording apps on Play Store
Wed, May 11, 2022
Google company is expected to make a host of new announcements, including the launch of android 13 update pixel 6a pixel watch pixel buds pro. Google has updated its Play Store policies and prevented all third-party apps from using the Accessibility API. This means, that from May 11th, Wednesday, all the third-party call recording apps on its platforms will stop working.
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Indian social app Chingari on fire, logs over 3 million downloads
Tue, Jun 30, 2020
Indians have rushed to download social app Chingari, a desi alternative to Chinese TikTok, which is witnessing nearly 1 lakh downloads and over 2 million views per hour since the government banned 59 Chinese apps over national security concerns.
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Mitron app returns to Google Play Store, privacy policies updated
Fri, Jun 05, 2020
India’s alternative of TikTok, Mitron which rose to instant fame, is back on Google Play Store after being removed due to violating privacy policies. Google in its statement had mentioned that if developers at Mitron fix the issues, the app can be resubmitted and will be back again.
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After Mitron, Remove China Apps taken down from Google Play Store
Wed, Jun 03, 2020
Google Play Store has pulled down ‘Remove China Apps’ from the platform, after removing Mitron, the so-called India rival for TikTok. While Mitron was removed after Google found some vulnerabilities in the platform, the reason behind removal of Remove China Apps is still not clear.
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Alert! Hackers can steal your posts from Facebook, extract location from Instagram: Here is what you most do
Fri, Nov 22, 2019
Check Point Research on Thursday said it found the latest versions of some of the most famous apps in the world on Google`s Play Store, including Facebook and Instagram, to have vulnerabilities that were believed to have been patched earlier.
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Did you download these 15 apps on your smartphone? Alert! Know how you are deceived
Fri, Oct 11, 2019
As many as 15 apps have been identified as Adware on Google Play Store by a global security research firm. Unfortunately, those who have downloaded them, are facing a tough situation. It is claimed that these apps are engaging in generating frequent, large, and intrusive ads.
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Google has booted out these 7 apps on Play Store for spying on users: Remove from your smartphone, check full list here
Fri, Jul 19, 2019
Android became popular among users for the number of apps it offers, unlike the App Store, where you have limited options. However, this is also a huge problem for the platform as it is very easy to get listed on the Play Store. As a result, several apps have found their way to the smartphones of users, but this has compromised their privacy - in short, they are in danger.
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25 mn Android smartphones hit by fake WhatsApp; are you safe? Here is how to check
Fri, Jul 12, 2019
About 25 million Android devices across the globe have been infected by a malware dubbed ‘Agent Smith’ - inspired by the Matrix trilogy - security researchers at Check Point Research have found.
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