Google removed over 3,500 personal loan apps in India in 2022: Play Protect report

Google in India last year removed more than 3,500 personal loan apps from the Play Store for violations of the Play policy requirements, the company announced in its latest annual Play Protect report. For those unaware, Google Play Protect is a security feature built into Android devices that scans apps for malicious behaviour and alerts users about potentially harmful apps. Let’s look at how the feature kept Android devices safe last year.