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[โ€“] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 83 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Google claims that the changes are being introduced to protect users from "bad actors spreading malware and scams,"

Google Store should be closed down too, because it spreads malware and scams too.

[โ€“] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 59 points 1 day ago

Nearly all malware comes from the play store, given that very few people get apps from elsewhere (percentage-wise).