One alternative, he said, was to check reviews.
Several people who had downloaded the Durak card game had posted
warnings on Google Play as far back as November 2013, that they
suspected it was forcing pop-up ads to appear.
“But that’s still not going to catch everything,” Dr Murdoch added.
“Phone users ultimately have to trust the operating system vendor whether that’s Google or Apple [or someone else] to protect them.”
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