While digging through the new Android 14 QPR2 Beta 2 release, I managed to surface a hidden “scanning for deceptive apps” page under Settings → Security & privacy → More security & privacy. Once enabled, this feature will apparently check “app activity for phishing or other deceptive behavior.” This will apparently be done by scanning the app for certain signs of deceptive behavior. Google says that “scanning runs privately right on your device” and that if phishing or other deceptive behavior is found, “some app info is sent to Google Play Protect to confirm the threat and warn app users.”
Is that phishing? Sounds like a lot of work to make an entire phishing app when you could use a webpage
I haven’t ever found Play Protect to be useful, but I’m fairly careful with what I download. Maybe others aren’t that lucky
Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Lol. Have fun with that. I bet you anything it won’t work because the failure point is still humans themselves. The amount of information people give out is astonishing
Sheeple@lemmy.world 11 months ago
This so much this. Windows and most modern devices already WILL warn you when something is not safe and clearly that isn’t good enough
AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It’s still better than nothing. Even if it just warns users to be careful I’m sure it would stop some people from sharing to a bad actor.