Some Ads Are Installing Apps Without Consent Using Patented Tech
An Android developer recently took to Reddit to report that users are leaving negative reviews for their game on the Google Play Store (via). There’s a pattern in those negative reviews. Everyone is complaining that the said game installed an unknown app on their device, without their permission. They didn’t click on any install button, neither they received any notification from the Play Store for a new download. The third-party app was installed when users interacted with an ad that popped up within the said game app....