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Re:Barcode scanner app on Google Play infects 10M users with... by consp on Monday February 08, 2021 @09:23AM (#26064798)
If you have a gsuite account, that might be the reason. This started somewhere in 2018.
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Re:Barcode scanner app on Google Play infects 10M users with... by mmahemoff on Monday February 08, 2021 @09:38AM (#26065027)
I have the same problem - paying Google customer, so I'm not allowed to leave ratings or reviews on Google's app store. Support's ignored my requests on this.
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Re:Barcode scanner app on Google Play infects 10M users with... by jtbayly on Monday February 08, 2021 @09:51AM (#26065216)
Wait... why?! I can't think of a single reason Google would do this.
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Re:Barcode scanner app on Google Play infects 10M users with... by kevingadd on Monday February 08, 2021 @09:25AM (#26064822)
Oh, that explains it! Mystery solved, thanks :-)
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