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Google Play's Early Access program may be exploited by potentially deceptive apps

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Google Play's Early Access program may be exploited by potentially deceptive apps

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Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours ago

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Google Play's Early Access program may be exploited by potentially deceptive apps

www.bitdefender.com

Google Play Early Access can hide public ratings and reviews, making it easier for misleading apps to avoid scrutiny before release.

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Been seeing this pattern for a long time. The ability to turn off public reviews is so obviously exploitable.

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