Google has banned 29 beauty camera apps after discovering that they redirect users to phishing websites, send them pornographic contents and steal their private pictures. Some of the apps also share malicious ads.
Google banned the apps from its Play store after the problem was discovered. However, most of the apps have been downloaded over a million times especially in Asia with India standing out.
The full list of these 29 apps is as given below:
Pro Camera Beauty, Cartoon Art Photo, Emoji Camera, Artistic effect Filter, Art Editor, Beauty Camera, Selfie Camera Pro, Horizon Beauty Camera, Super Camera, Art Effects for Photo, Awesome Cartoon Art, Art Filter Photo, Cartoon Effect, Art Effect, Photo Editor, Wallpapers HD, Magic Art Filter Photo Editor, Fill Art Photo Editor, ArtFlipPhotoEditing, Art Filter, Cartoon Art Photo, Prizma Photo Effect, Cartoon Art Photo Filter, Art Filter Photo Editor, Pixture, Art Effect, Photo Art Effect, Cartoon Photo Filter.