Epic Games Sues Google and Samsung for Anti-Competitive Collusion

Epic Games filed a federal lawsuit accusing Google and Samsung of colluding to illegally block the distribution of Android apps on Samsung’s devices.
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Epic Games Store Launches on Android and iPhone

Epic Games today launched its mobile app store, Epic Games Store, on Android and iPhone, though only in the EU in the latter case. Because Apple.
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Judge in Epic. v. Google Comes Out Swinging in Remedy Hearing

US District Judge James Donato was harshly critical of Google during a remedy hearing in Epic v. Google, making it clear he will come down hard on the firm.
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Epic Asks U.S. Court to Require Google to Open Up Android’s Play Store

In the wake of its antitrust victory over Google, Epic Games has proposed how the judge in that case could punish the online giant.
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Epic Asks U.S. Court to Require Google to Open Up Android’s Play Store

In the wake of its antitrust victory over Google, Epic Games has proposed how the judge in that case could punish the online giant.
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Deadline for EU DMA Compliance Reports Arrives for ‘Gatekeeper’ Orgs

Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft were named influential gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act. Continue reading Deadline for EU DMA Compliance Reports Arrives for ‘Gatekeeper’ Orgs

Google to Pay $700 Million to Settle Play Store Antitrust Lawsuit

Google has agreed to pay $700 million to settle a Play Store antitrust lawsuit that was filed by US states and consumers in 2021. The company will also make some changes to its Play Store and simplify the process of sideloading apps on Android.
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State-sponsored Iranian hackers uploaded fake VPN app to Google’s Play store, posed as university officials

Suspected government-backed hackers from Iran have used an array of techniques, from password theft to uploading a fake app to a prominent app marketplace, to try gathering intelligence from targets over the past year, Google said in a bulletin published Thursday. The espionage group APT35, also known as Charming Kitten, last year successfully uploaded to Google’s Play Store an app that masqueraded as a virtual private network service, claiming the tool would safeguard user data. In fact, the apparent VPN program functioned as spyware, collecting call logs, text messages, contacts and location data from affected devices. Google said in an Oct. 14 update that it detected the program “quickly” and removed it before any downloads occurred. The surveillance app marks an update to existing APT 35 tactics. The group is best known for reportedly targeting email accounts associated with former President Donald Trump’s election campaign in 2020 and espionage around […]

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