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Google Play Will No Longer Pay To Discover Vulnerabilities In Popular Android Apps


Android Authority's Mishaal Rahman reports: Security vulnerabilities are lurking in most of the apps you use on a day-to-day basis; there's just no way for most companies to preemptively fix every possible security issue because of human error, deadlines, lack of resources, and a multitude of other...

Android Authority's Mishaal Rahman reports: Security vulnerabilities are lurking in most of the apps you use on a day-to-day basis; there's just no way for most companies to preemptively fix every possible security issue because of human error, deadlines, lack of resources, and a multitude of other factors. In an email to participating developers, such as Sean Pesce, the company announced that the GPSRP will end on August 31st. The company credits this success to the "overall increase in the Android OS security posture and feature hardening efforts."

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