Millions at Risk as Android Mental Health Apps Expose Sensitive Data

Oversecured flagged 1,575 flaws in 10 Android health apps with 14.7M installs, putting chats, CBT notes, and mood logs at risk, per BleepingComputer.
ExtremeTech

Android Mental Health Apps With 14 Million+ Installs Put Users' Sensitive Data at Risk

The founder of the audit firms says that the mental health records can fetch up to around 1,000 dollars per profile on ...
Dark Reading

'Cellik' Android RAT Leverages Google Play Store

A remote access Trojan (RAT)-as-a-service uses the Google Play Store to build poisoned versions of Android apps. That RAT's name is "Cellik," and it was covered this week in research published by ...
Lifehacker

The Google Play Store Wants to Help Preserve Your Battery

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...
Reuters

Google proposes app store reforms in settlement with ‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) Nov 4 - Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google has reached a comprehensive U.S. court settlement with “Fortnite” video game maker Epic Games, agreeing to Android and app ...
Ars Technica

Google settlement with Epic caps Play Store fees, boosts other Android app stores

Google has spent the last few years waging a losing battle against Epic Games, which accused the Android maker of illegally stifling competition in mobile apps. Losses in court left Google to make ...
ZDNet

Google Play users are starting to see age verification checks - here's how it works

Age verification is rolling out in the Google Play Store. Users will have several methods to prove their age. Access to apps is limited until they verify their age. Several months after AI-powered age ...
Android

Age Check Hits Play Store: You Might Need an ID to Download Some Apps

Google is rolling out an age verification system on the Play Store that requires users to prove they are 18 or older before downloading certain apps. While it’s ...
9to5google

Find Hub app hits 1 billion downloads on Google Play Store

Following the rebrand this year, the Find Hub app has reached over 1 billion downloads on Google Play. The Android app just crossed the 1,000,000,000+ downloads milestone, with com.google.android.apps ...
Reuters

US Supreme Court allows order forcing Google to make app store reforms

WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to halt key parts of a judge's order requiring Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google to make major changes to its app store ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Supreme Court Denies Google’s Bid to Pause App Store Changes

Alphabet Inc.’s Google lost a US Supreme Court bid to pause major changes to its Google Play app store in an antitrust case filed by Fortnite-maker Epic Games Inc. The Supreme Court, without ...