365Telugu.com Online News, August 23rd, 2023: McAfee security team detects dangerous apps from Google Play Store. These apps are collecting user data and using it without their knowledge.
Google has removed 43 dangerous mobile apps from its official app store Google Play Store. Apart from banning these apps, Google has also warned users to delete these apps.
Google says that these apps drain the battery of users’ phones quickly. Not only this, even after users turn off the phone screen, these apps are consuming battery and data, it said.
Which apps..?
Google suggests to remove these apps from the phone. Please note that McAfee security team has identified these dangerous apps. These apps consume user data and battery. The company said these apps are active on the phone and run in the background without the user’s permission. Later Google detected these apps and removed them from Google Play Store.
Google has banned these apps..
The list includes apps like TV/DMB players, calendar including news, music downloads. All these apps are media streaming which try to steal battery usage as well as other data by showing their targeted ads to the users. If you have any such app installed on your phone, Google suggests removing it immediately.
Why are these apps dangerous..?
In fact, these 43 Android apps are violating the Google Play Developer Policy. According to Google, apps have been found to be loading ads when the device’s screen is off. This drains the phone battery very quickly.
Also, apps consume a lot of data. Not only this, they are working to steal users’ personal information through other means. In such a situation, the possibility of financial fraud also increases. So it is better to remove those apps from your phones.