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On March 21, Google banned several apps developed by the Chinese e-commerce platform Pinduoduo after detecting malicious behavior from them. These apps were flagged as malware and were reported to have tracked users who had installed them on their devices.
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Google sent a notification to all the users who had installed these apps and asked them to remove them immediately. This came after multiple Chinese security researchers revealed that Pinduoduo was building an Android app that could monitor users' activity.
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Google Bans Chinese apps
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Googl e has taken action against Chinese apps as Pinduoduo is a major ecommerce company in China which has 800 million active users across its various apps. The company is credited for popularizing the social commerce model, where users buy products while using a social media platform without ever having to leave the app. Apps like these need to customize the app experience in order to maximize user spending their time and to increase their chances of buying something.
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