Re:Google took three months to remove scam app that stole ov...
by mey on Sunday August 18, 2024 @10:10PM
(#41287186)
If it was via a credit card, consider doing a charge back. Sounds like you have plenty of evidence that they didn't provide the service they claimed they should have. Even for a small amount it hurts them much more with the CC processor.
Re:Google took three months to remove scam app that stole ov...
by lenomad on Sunday August 18, 2024 @10:53PM
(#41287384)
If you plan to do a charge back on Google, better be prepared to lose access to your entire Google account [1] including Gmail.
Re:Google took three months to remove scam app that stole ov...
by devsda on Monday August 19, 2024 @02:04AM
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Don't forget mobile unless you are firmly in Apple camp with iPhone and iPad devices. You can switch to Apple ecosystem but then the overall cost in the end may be more than the chargeback amount.
It is a pain to install apps and use an Android phone with play services installed but not logged in.
Re:Google took three months to remove scam app that stole ov...
by notpushkin on Monday August 19, 2024 @03:57AM
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Aurora Store should help a lot. (And also F-Droid!)
...or just create another Google account in a fake name.
Re:Google took three months to remove scam app that stole ov...
by popcalc on Tuesday August 20, 2024 @05:43AM
(#41298419)
>just create another Google account in a fake name.
You seriously think that the company that knows more about you than most intelligence agencies can't tell if you're hoodwinking them?
Re:Google took three months to remove scam app that stole ov...
by TomK32 on Monday August 19, 2024 @02:20AM
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And that's why Google/Alphabet ought to be split up.
Re:Google took three months to remove scam app that stole ov...
by WillPostForFood on Sunday August 18, 2024 @10:42PM
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You can screw over a small business with chargebacks, but not like a CC processor is going to drop Google over one, or tens of thousands of chargebacks.
Re:Google took three months to remove scam app that stole ov...
by fn-mote on Sunday August 18, 2024 @11:58PM
(#41287683)
Nobody is going to drop Google. Google is going to drop YOU. From everything.
Re:Google took three months to remove scam app that stole ov...
by vednig on Monday August 19, 2024 @01:23AM
(#41288050)
What would you say about something like this? > https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41281628
> It's almost like Google is suicidal and these are calls for help.
No no. They are fine.
Companies like Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon etc could they all this because they know the game is rigged in their favour in this world where everything is "legal" and not "justice" and with their resources they can legally take on many countries put together, let alone individuals. That's why they do what they do and they don't do what they don't do.