Comment by closeparen

4 years ago

Guilt by association is the only way to cope with a world where bad actors can trivially switch pseudonyms whenever they’re caught.

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josephcsible  4 years ago

Google doesn't pay you in Bitcoin. Isn't it hard to switch pseudonyms when you need to receive real money?

  • closeparen  4 years ago

    I don’t think malicious apps are making their money through Play Store purchases. Probably ads and data, and maybe by taking user credit cards directly.

  • 2cb  4 years ago

    Yeah the genuinely malicious apps are unlikely to be using Google ads or other services to generate revenue.