Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about cybersecurity, surveillance and privacy. The team has found “172 targeted applications,” which include ...

Code discovered in a pre-release Play Store build suggests Google may add alerts for apps removed from the marketplace.

It's no secret that Google is cracking down against "sideloading" Android apps—which is to say, installing apps from outside the Play Store. Google Play Protect has thrown up the "harmful app blocked" ...

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