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Android owners warned over app that could be secretly draining their bank account
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mirror.co.ukA social media app is draining bank accounts by subscribing users to premium services without their knowledge, it is reported tonight.
Snaptube, which promotes itself as a tool to download videos from YouTube and Facebook, has been downloaded more than 40 million times.
But it is thought to exploit a practice called fleeceware, which is when developers abuse the ability for apps to begin charging users a subscription fee after a trial to test the service.
Google lets third-party developers to charge the credit or debit card saved with your Google account to enable some of the most popular services – like Netflix, for example – to work seamlessly for Android smartphone and tablet owners.
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