2018-7-27 20:16 |
Google has now joined Apple in banning cryptocurrency mining applications from its mobile app store.
We permit apps that remotely manage the mining of cryptocurrency,” the policy states.
The restriction comes at a time when Google and Apple are both beefing up efforts to curb activities related to cryptocurrency mining on their platforms.
In April, Google banned cryptocurrency mining browser extensions from its Chrome web store after the company discovered a “vast majority” failed to comply with its single purpose policy or were malicious.
Similarly, a Skybox Security report just days prior suggested that illicit cryptocurrency mining has now become more popular than ransomware.
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