Google Play Security Reward Program incentivized developers and security researchers to check Android apps for vulnerabilities. However, Google has notified participants that the program ends soon.

Google has announced that it is winding down the Google Play Security Reward Program. The program was introduced in late 2017 to incentivize security researchers to find and responsibly disclose ...

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Google is piloting a new way to tackle financial fraud by blocking the installation of apps that use frequently abused permissions. Many financial fraud apps have exploited permissions related to SMS, ...

To reduce financial scams, Google has started a new program to prevent users from sideloading certain apps in Singapore. The company is looking to block sideloaded apps that abuse Android permissions ...

Google plans to begin testing its recently announced verification scheme for Android developers in the coming weeks, but there’s still precious little information on how the process will work. F-Droid ...

With a sweeping ad policy update set to take effect April 14, Google is forcing gaming developers in the sweepstakes industry to comply with new policies in a legal gray market. Apps must meet ...