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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

TIL people use the play store for stuff besides just a rare update and apparently browse it...

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

I don't even mean browsing! Just trying to install something.

I search for "NordVPN" (because all the cool YouTubers use it!) and the first result is "Norton 360" with an install button.

It's a "sponsored result" and it's easy to install the wrong thing if you're used to it actually finding the thing you just typed in.

If I put Firefox. I get duckduckgo. Okay, maybe not so bad and pretty obvious. But I've had these things for apps that almost look like the legitimate one.