Google Pulls Kaspersky Android Security Apps, Nabbing Developer Accounts From Russian Firm
Google removed Kaspersky's Android security applications, including Kaspersky Endpoint Security and VPN & Antivirus by Kaspersky, from the Play Store. Developer accounts associated with Kaspersky were disabled across regions like the United States.
Commenters report Google initiated this removal. W4nd3r3r noted the products are unavailable on the Play Store in the US and other regions, while lemmydev2 stated Google actively removed the apps and disabled the accounts of the Russian company. Kaspersky acknowledged the issue on its own forums, stating they were investigating the app store removal.
The discussion confirms a single point of action: Google cut off Kaspersky's distribution access. The community consensus is that the removal happened due to Google's action against the developer's accounts.
Key Points
#1Kaspersky's core Android security apps vanished from Google Play.
Multiple sources confirm the removal of products like Kaspersky Endpoint Security.
#2Developer accounts were disabled by Google.
The action was reportedly taken against Kaspersky's developer accounts across several world regions.
#3Kaspersky acknowledged the issue publicly.
The company confirmed they were aware of the removal and were investigating the Play Store issue.
#4The action was attributed to Google's initiative.
W4nd3r3r and lemmydev2 both positioned Google as the entity that initiated the removal.
Source Discussions (3)
This report was synthesized from the following Lemmy discussions, ranked by community score.