Comment by carstenhag

"we all know... Play Store... full of malicious garbage" - please point out how that statement is true, given we all know this apparently.

Yes, there are apps out there that try to trick the system and when you use them, instead of looking innocent, it's actually a casino app or something. But Google usually finds those. Are there any apps impersonating a bank? Because that is what regular people care about & think of when someone says "malicious".

They don't care if an app tracks what other apps are installed, what the user taps on, etc. Arguably they should care, but they don't lose money from it.