Apple's “super secure” app store is packed full of scams

Stefan Mileschin · 9th June 2021, 08:05

Washington Post says fanboys are being fleeced

The Washington Post has flown against the rest of the Tame Apple Press by printing a heresy that the App store is packed full of scams.

Apple has convinced the world+dog that its over-controlled App store is so secure that hardly anything dodgy gets through. This autocratic approach is well worth developers having to fork over a third of their profits to Apple.

This might be true if it was real, but according to the Washington Post there are lots of apps in the App store which are dodgy.

Customers for several VPN apps, which allegedly protect users' data, complained in Apple App Store reviews that the apps told users their devices have been infected by a virus to dupe them into downloading and paying for software they don't need.

A QR code reader app that remains on the store tricks customers into paying $4.99 a week for a service that is now included in the camera app of the iPhone. Some apps fraudulently present themselves as being from major brands such as Amazon and Samsung.

https://fudzilla.com/news/52999-appl...-full-of-scams

9th June 2021, 08:05	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,769	Apple's “super secure” app store is packed full of scams Washington Post says fanboys are being fleeced The Washington Post has flown against the rest of the Tame Apple Press by printing a heresy that the App store is packed full of scams. Apple has convinced the world+dog that its over-controlled App store is so secure that hardly anything dodgy gets through. This autocratic approach is well worth developers having to fork over a third of their profits to Apple. This might be true if it was real, but according to the Washington Post there are lots of apps in the App store which are dodgy. Customers for several VPN apps, which allegedly protect users' data, complained in Apple App Store reviews that the apps told users their devices have been infected by a virus to dupe them into downloading and paying for software they don't need. A QR code reader app that remains on the store tricks customers into paying $4.99 a week for a service that is now included in the camera app of the iPhone. Some apps fraudulently present themselves as being from major brands such as Amazon and Samsung. https://fudzilla.com/news/52999-appl...-full-of-scams

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