Google is introducing a new banner in the Google Play store for specific app types. The banner will inform the user what apps have received an independent security review. The banner will first start ...

Chandraveer, a seasoned mechanical design engineer turned tech reporter and reviewer, brings more than three years of rich experience in consumer tech journalism to the table, having contributed to ...

Google has updated the Play Store to show badges on verified VPN apps. These badges are a sign that the app has gone through an independent security review. Google first announced these badges in late ...

Phishing campaigns attributed to an advanced threat actor called SideWinder involved a fake VPN app for Android devices published on Google Play Store along with a custom tool that filters victims for ...

Despite Google’s best efforts, including seemingly game-changing plans for Android 15, it seems the warnings just won’t go away. Less than a fortnight after an alarming report into the state of Play ...

Google Play will now display verification badges on approved VPNs as a way to “highlight apps that prioritize user privacy and safety,” the company announced on Tuesday. The new badge will appear on a ...

Three Android apps on Google Play were used by state-sponsored threat actors to collect intelligence from targeted devices, such as location data and contact lists. The malicious Android apps were ...

One aspect of the Data Safety section that the Play Store introduced last year is the ability to feature “Independent security reviews.” Google Play is more prominently surfacing that badge when you ...

In this day and age, where data security has become a priority for many users, having a secure and reliable VPN service is more important than ever. And although the Play Store has a plethora of ...