> CamScanner was actually a legitimate app, with no malicious intensions whatsoever, for quite some time. It used ads for monetization and even allowed in-app purchases. However, at some point, that changed, and recent versions of the app shipped with an advertising library containing a malicious module.
IMO, this is more a legal matter than a technical one.
Google needs to sue this company, not engage in a whack-a-mole game with their AI algorithm and useless scanner.
That's a little presumptuous - isn't it likely that CamScanner was somehow compromised? This could happen in the source code or in the build and release pipeline.
IMO, this is more a legal matter than a technical one.
Google needs to sue this company, not engage in a whack-a-mole game with their AI algorithm and useless scanner.