Submission + - VPN apps with 500M+ installs caught serving disruptive ads to Android users (thenextweb.com)
screwdriver1 writes: Some VPN apps lie to us and Google shouldn't allow it.
"In a yet another instance of Android adware, New Zealand-based independent security researcher Andy Michael found four apps with cumulative downloads of over 500 million that not only serve ads while running the background, but are also placed outside the apps, including the home screen." — Ravie Lakshmanan
"In a yet another instance of Android adware, New Zealand-based independent security researcher Andy Michael found four apps with cumulative downloads of over 500 million that not only serve ads while running the background, but are also placed outside the apps, including the home screen." — Ravie Lakshmanan