"Google Rejected 2.28 Million Risky Android Apps From Play Store in 2023"

In 2023, Google blocked 2.28 million Android apps from Google Play for policy violations that could compromise user security. Google also blocked 333,000 Google Play accounts that uploaded malware and fraudulent apps, or repeated grave policy violations. Google blocked 1.5 million malicious apps and suspended 173,000 developer accounts for serious store policy violations in 2022. Google's effort to safeguard Android's official app store is based on SAFE principles, which are (S)afeguard Users, (A)dvocate for Developer Protection, (F)oster Responsible Innovation, and (E)volve Platform Defenses. This article continues to discuss Google's efforts to improve the security of Android's official app store.

Bleeping Computer reports "Google Rejected 2.28 Million Risky Android Apps From Play Store in 2023"

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