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Google starts blocking users from sideloading certain apps in Singapore

Google has started a new program to prevent users from sideloading certain apps in Singapore to reduce financial scams.

Based on our analysis of major fraud malware families that exploit these sensitive runtime permissions, we found that over 95 percent of installations came from Internet-sideloading sources,” the company said in a blog. Google has developed this pilot in collaboration with the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) as part of its Play Protect program. “These capabilities will continue to evolve and improve over time, as Google Play Protect collects and analyzes new types of threats facing the Android ecosystem.”

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