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Predatory loan apps are thriving in the Google Play store, despite ban
Google says it takes the problem seriously, but over a dozen loan apps remain available in the store.
For most of 2023, Ana Mariela Macías González, a 31-year-old state employee from Puebla, Mexico, told Rest of World she received tens of intimidating phone calls and texts every day. Macías González reported to the police that her personal data — full name, phone number, bank account, official ID — was shared from one app to others, many of which started granting new loans on the spot. “We take this problem very seriously and we are committed to offering a safe platform for billions of Android users,” Ricardo Zamora López, head of communications for Google Mexico, told Rest of World in a statement.
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