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Rogue Android apps that can quietly charge you up to £70 a week installed by 600MILLION people – delete them NOW
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Experts argued that Google should take more responsibility for thieving apps on its services.
"Fleeceware’s deceptive practices border on fraud and violate a wide spectrum of consumer protection laws in most of the Western countries," said Ilia Kolochenko, founder and CEO of web security company ImmuniWeb.
"To avoid falling victim to the fraudsters, users should consider using a dedicated credit card with a small limit for buying apps, and carefully monitor charges and immediately report violations to Google, law enforcement agencies and consumer protection organisations.
"Google Store should likewise consider to urgently introduce a better app policing mechanism, to detect and block such applications.
"Otherwise, one day they risk becoming a defendant in a multi-million class action lawsuit." Read Full Article
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