Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Are you a miner of Bitcoin without even knowing it?

Two apparently popular Android apps were reportedly using the phones of users who downloaded their apps to mine for Bitcoin without informing them.  ZDNet has more details about the alleged scheme. The two apps, called Prized and Songs, were removed from Google Play as reports circulated about the apps but they are reportedly still available on App Brain.  Something to be said for Apple's gatekeeping role for iOS apps. 

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