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Google has the ability to remotely reach out to your phone and remove applications that you’ve downloaded and installed from the Android Market. That sounds scary… and it kind of is. But since Android ...

It’s so easy to go on the Play Store today, pick a new Android app, install it, try it out, and if it doesn’t work out as intended, tap to uninstall. That’s the familiar path we’ve all taken for years ...

Unlike regular malicious apps, this strain uses deeper system-level access to stay active and often disguises itself as a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about cybersecurity, surveillance and privacy. Update: Republished on May 11 with new coverage of Google’s ...