By Zak Doffman
Here’s an idea—if a smartphone can’t be secured against the most dangerous and malicious known threats, then it shouldn’t be sold. But a shock new report from consumer group Which claims this is exactly what is happening right now. “More than one billion Android devices are at risk of malware threats,” Which says, with as many as 40% of users “no longer receiving important security updates.”
By Brendan Hesse
Google has removed yet another batch of awful Android apps from the Google Play Store for breaking the company’s terms of service. The roundup includes 101 apps belonging to a single group known as the 2NAD network, which used 27 fake developer names as a front to distribute its many questionable apps.
