alt Hacker News> These efforts to help keep the broader digital ecosystem safe supplement the protections we have to safeguard Android users on certified devices. We ensured Google Play Protect, Android’s built-in security protection, automatically warns users and removes applications known to incorporate IPIDEA SDKs, and blocks any future install attempts.
Nice to see Google Play Protect actually serving a purpose for once.
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direwolf20 • today at 12:11 AM
Does it also block unwanted traffic from Google apps or does it have a particular hatred for companies that interfere with Google's business model?
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Yeah, it serves the purpose of blocking this kind of proxy traffic that isn't in Google's personal best interests.
Only Google is allowed to scrape the web.