By Ionut Arghire on September 19, 2017
Tens of millions of Android users potentially had their information collected by a security application distributed through Google Play, Check Point security researchers warn.
Called DU Antivirus Security, the software had between 10 and 50 million downloads when the security researchers alerted Google on its data collection practices on August 21. The application was removed from the store on August 24, but was reinstated on August 28, after its developers removed the information-collecting code.
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Android AV App Collected Data on Tens of Millions Users
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It figures Google play would be part of this problem, never ending dilemma for sure.
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