ijeff@lemdro.idM to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 年前Android adware apps on Google Play amass two million installswww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down13cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up175arrow-down1external-linkAndroid adware apps on Google Play amass two million installswww.bleepingcomputer.comijeff@lemdro.idM to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 年前message-square7fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarehperrin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37arrow-down2·1 年前Google’s own apps are adware. Gmail injects ads that look like unread email into your inbox to try to trick you into clicking them.
minus-squareRiQuY@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前Yep, it does the same things, insert ads that looks like unread emal.
minus-squarelemmyingly@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前Outlook the program does no such thing.
minus-squareRiQuY@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前https://i.postimg.cc/C5yCTBx4/Screenshot-20231102-102441.png
minus-squareKnusper@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 年前I was gonna say, what even is “adware” in an ecosystem where every app ships annoying or intrusive ads? Similarly, what is a “trojan” when those ads submit your data, too? None of this is in the interest of the user…
Google’s own apps are adware. Gmail injects ads that look like unread email into your inbox to try to trick you into clicking them.
Outlook too.
The Android app?
Yep, it does the same things, insert ads that looks like unread emal.
Outlook the program does no such thing.
https://i.postimg.cc/C5yCTBx4/Screenshot-20231102-102441.png
I was gonna say, what even is “adware” in an ecosystem where every app ships annoying or intrusive ads?
Similarly, what is a “trojan” when those ads submit your data, too? None of this is in the interest of the user…