Davey Winder is a technology journalist who covers cybersecurity news and research. He’s covered everything from the true story behind the hacking of Donald Trump’s nude photos to a record-breaking ransomware payment of $75 million.
Security is, as it should be, a prime motivator when it comes to the addition of new features concerning any, however, security takes on an even more critical role in protecting 2.5 billion users from the potential of malicious threats within 2.25 million available apps.
It should be remembered, before I go any further, that such code is only indicative of forthcoming features and is no guarantee that they will end up in production. However, that said, such first-look leaks do often find themselves in the apps we actually use, and not before long, so it’s intriguing to consider what could be behind this latest feature: the filtering of apps that link to external apps.
Unfortunately, beyond “link to external apps” it’s not at all clear what the criteria involves, how that linking is determined or, even, what the purpose for the Google Play Store app filter might be. There is no support documentation available, according to Schenck’s code teardown, to give any concrete clues to the motivation behind this feature.I have approached Google for a statement and will update this article in due course.
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