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Google Removes 46 Apps

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Google Removes 46 Apps From The PlayStore by Chinese Developer:Report Muhammad Bilal According to news reports on Thursday, Google silently removed 46 apps from its Play Store last week, all of which belonged to iHandy, a Chinese mobile developer. The google Play Store apps removed had already been downloaded millions of times before being removed and they include selfie, security, antivirus, keyboard, horoscope, emoji, and health apps. But, oddly enough, eight of iHandy’s apps are still available on the Google Play store. No reason has been given on why these Play store  apps were removed and both Google and iHandy have refused to comment. According to Buzzfeed, an iHandy executive termed the move by Google as surprising and added that they were trying to find the reasons for the actions. This isn’t the first time Google has removed apps belonging to Chinese developers, and this move could lead to additional concern about the practices of...