Apple has protected its customers in a case worth more than $ 1.5 billion (about 11 thousand crore rupees) in possible fraudulent transactions on its App Store.
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When the competition is between Apple and Android devices, the bet is always in Apple’s hands. The reason for this is not only the great features of Apple but also the security and safety of the users. Apple protects its users’ money very well. You must be wondering how this is possible, then this is confirmed with a recent revelation of Apple.
In fact, Apple has protected its customers in a case worth more than $ 1.5 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions on its App Store, preventing their money, information and time theft attempts and nearly a million risky new ones last year Keep the app away from your system. The company said that in 2020, about one million problematic new apps and an additional 10 million app updates were removed due to various reasons like them. The tech giant said in a statement on Tuesday that in 2020, about 95,000 apps were removed from the App Store for fraud violations.
Apple stated, “When such apps are detected, they are immediately dismissed or removed from the store and developers are informed of the 14-day appeal process before their accounts are permanently terminated.” is.” In 2020, the Apple App Review team assisted more than 180,000 new developers in launching the app.
Apple rejected millions of apps
The team rejected over 48,000 apps for unspecified features and rejected more than 1,50,000 apps as they tried to manipulate purchases such as spam, copycat or misleading users. The company said, “One common reason for rejecting apps is that they simply ask for too much user data, or mis-gather the data they collect.”
In 2020, the App Review team rejected over 2,15,000 apps due to privacy violations. Apple believes that privacy is a fundamental right and that the main reason for the commitment is that users choose the App Store. Apple admitted, “Even with these stringent review security measures, with 1.8 million apps on the App Store, problems still surface.”
App rating and reviewed action
Apple said it relies on a sophisticated system that combines machine ratings, artificial intelligence and human reaction to moderate these ratings and reviews to help maintain accuracy and trust. Since 2020, Apple has processed more than 1 billion ratings and over 100 million reviews, and more than 250 million ratings and reviews have been removed for not meeting moderation standards.
The company noted, “Sometimes, developer accounts are created solely for fraudulent purposes. If the developer’s violation is serious or repeated, the culprit is expelled from the Apple developer program and their account is terminated. “
244 million accounts deactivated
The company said, “In the last month, Apple blocked more than 3.2 million instances illegally distributed through the Apple Developer Enterprise Program.” In 2020 alone, Apple deactivated 244 million customer accounts due to fraud and abusive activity. In addition, 424 million account requests were rejected as they exhibited patterns corresponding to fraud and abusive activity.
(With IANS input)
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