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Re:Google bans Podcast Addict app over non-approved Covid-19... by Dylan16807 on Monday May 18, 2020 @08:16AM (#23221365)
Exempting it from automatic suspension is not exempting it from suspension.
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Re:Google bans Podcast Addict app over non-approved Covid-19... by Technetium on Monday May 18, 2020 @04:21PM (#23227872)
I would rather apps be automatically suspended and the install marked as potentially dangerous than have my device goatse'd to a malicious developer for any amount of time.
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Re:Google bans Podcast Addict app over non-approved Covid-19... by Dylan16807 on Monday May 18, 2020 @05:46PM (#23228759)
That can be accommodated. Automatic suspension that lasts 20-30 minutes while someone on the team looks into the case and makes a human judgement.

But a full suspension, on a popular app, without rapid human review? That shouldn't happen.

Also, this wasn't up to the "install marked as dangerous" level. They just prevented new installs. In a situation like that, there's no need to act instantly.

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