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Google is ending the Play Store security reward program

Google just dropped a bomb on security researchers: no more Play Store bug bounties.

Per the email shared by Mishaal Rahman, writing for Android Authority, the Google Play Security Reward Program will end on August 31. Though it did boost Android and Google Play security, the latest email to researchers suggests that’s no longer the case. It goes on to explain, "As a result of the overall increase in the Android OS security posture and feature hardening efforts, we've seen fewer actionable vulnerabilities reported by the research community.

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