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June 3, 2020 05:25 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/lTaGGrfrzBY/google-removes-viral-chinese-app-scanner-from-the-play-store
Google Removes Viral Chinese-App Scanner From the Play Store
Remove China Apps, the viral Android app for flagging software made in China, has been removed from Google's Play Store. From a report: Before its demise, the app had reached the coveted number-one free download spot on the Play Store. The app was removed for violating Google's "Deceptive Behavior Policy," which states that apps cannot incentivize users to disable or remove other applications. Though Remove China Apps did not remove apps automatically, it did prompt users to do so. It had been downloaded more than 5 million times before its removal. Google is notoriously bad at policing its own Play Store, so the swift removal here is something of an outlier. The app's quick rise to fame made waves, especially in its home market of India, which likely led to a faster-than-usual investigation on Google's part.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/lTaGGrfrzBY/google-removes-viral-chinese-app-scanner-from-the-play-store
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