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Google Pulls Chinese Pinduoduo App Off Play Store Over Security Concerns

Google recently pulled the Chinese-owned Pinduoduo app off of its Google Play App Store after malware was found on a Chinese version of the app.

“Off-Play versions of this app that have been found to contain malware have been enforced on via Google Play Protect,” the Google Play spokesperson said in an emailed statement on Tuesday.

Though Google Play hasn’t found the malware on the version of the app distributed through its app store, the technology and search engine company is preventing users from downloading “Off-Play” versions of the app on devices that use Google Play. Google also decided to suspend the Play Store version of the app while it continues to scrutinize the app.

“Google Play Protect enforcement has been set to block installation attempts of these identified malicious apps,” the Google Play spokesperson said. “Users that have malicious versions of the app downloaded to their devices are warned and prompted to uninstall the app. We have suspended the Play version of the app for security concerns while we continue our investigation.”
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Pinduoduo said several other apps have also been suspended by Google Play and said suspensions can happen for any number of reasons. Google did not comment on other apps that the Play Store service may have suspended.

PDD Holdings’ shares fell 1.8 percent in premarket trading on Tuesday amid news of the app’s suspension on the Google Play Store.

Pinduoduo is an e-commerce website developed by the Shanghai-based PDD Holdings. Pinduoduo’s e-commerce service is primarily used as a way for farmers to sell their agricultural products. PDD Holdings has also developed the Temu e-commerce service.
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Google’s decision to suspend the Pinduoduo app on its Google Play App Store comes as the United States is becoming increasingly wary of cybersecurity vulnerabilities related to Chinese apps and technology services.

Seminar Informs Public About Communist Threat
as Alleged China Cyberattack Hits Orange County Hospital

Over a hundred residents learned how the Chinese communist regime extended its long arm to threaten U.S. communities at a seminar in Warwick, New York.

On the same day of the event, on March 22, a cyberattack out of mainland China was said to hit one of the largest health care providers in Orange County and held its system hostage.

County Executive Steve Neuhaus mentioned the cyberattack at the seminar, adding that he heard of it from the Department of Homeland Security and immediately notified the provider.

He said that China’s growing military power also poses a threat to every American.
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Panelist Sean Lin said the Chinese regime had been engaged in unrestricted warfare against the free world for years, covering cyber, military, economy, social media, and elections.
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Lin is a survivor of the Tiananmen Square massacre and a former U.S. Army officer.

Panelist Chris Chappell mentioned a new Chinese e-commerce company called Temu, which grew influential almost overnight with the backing of the communist regime.

Temu was featured in this year’s Super Bowl ads and recently surpassed Amazon and Walmart to become the most downloaded app in the United States.

“This is why the United States cannot compete with China because we think we are playing on a fair-trade playing field when they consider themselves at war with [us],” Chappell said.

“China has weaponized its economy to undermine and destroy the U.S.”
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Panelist and author Kay Rubacek said the evil nature of the CCP is beyond the imagination of most American people.

She took a deep dive into the regime through interviews with many high-level officials, which formed the basis of her book “Who Are China’s Walking Dead?”

“One former police commissioner from Beijing, the capital city of China, said to me: ‘You Westerners, you cannot understand real evil. You are too good. You are too kind,’” she said.