"Google Play Will Crack Down on Malicious Apps With DUNS Number"

Google Play will make it more difficult to upload malicious apps to its app store beginning August 31. Soon, developers will be required to identify themselves with a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) registration number. The purpose of requiring developers to identify themselves with this new registration number when uploading apps to Google Play is to make it easier to determine their trustworthiness. This pertains specifically to new developer accounts for the app store. The DUNS number is a nine-digit registration number companies use to identify themselves. Dun & Bradstreet, a data and business analytics company, created this registration number. Obtaining this type of business identification number requires a lengthy administrative procedure. With this measure, Google aims to ensure that as few malicious apps as possible penetrate its app store. This article continues to discuss Google Play implementing DUNS registration numbers to make uploading malicious apps more difficult. 

Techzine reports "Google Play Will Crack Down on Malicious Apps With DUNS Number"