Google Under Investigation by Dutch Consumer Watchdog Over Play Store Payments

Google Under Investigation by Dutch Consumer Watchdog Over Play Store Payments

The Dutch consumer watchdog on Wednesday said it had launched a preliminary investigation into Google over its Play store for apps, months after targeting fellow tech giant Apple. The Match Group, which owns dating site Tinder, lodged a complaint saying that Google only allowed its own payment system to be…

Google Reveals to Have Blocked Over a Million Policy-Violating Apps From Being Published on Play Store in 2021

Google Reveals to Have Blocked Over a Million Policy-Violating Apps From Being Published on Play Store in 2021

Google has revealed that it blocked as many as 1.2 million apps from being published on Google Play in 2021 as they were violating its policies. The company said that it introduced privacy-focussed features and enhancements to protect users against bad apps and developers, and improved data safety that all…