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Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years ago

Android adware apps on Google Play amass two million installs

www.bleepingcomputer.com

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Android adware apps on Google Play amass two million installs

www.bleepingcomputer.com

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Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years ago

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I feel like the overlap of people smart enough to install F-droid and dumb enough to install a dodgy adware app has to be pretty small.
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  Don’t underestimate the dumbness of people.

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