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Beware of Slice App, Quickly delete from phone said by Google

Google has asked Slice app users to delete it as its spying on their personal details. However, Slice later released the same.

Fintech company Slice which has touted itself as a credit card alternative has come under the scanner after Google has alerted users that the app is trying to spy on users’ personal data.

Google Play Protect routinely scans applications installed on the device to identify malicious apps that are trying to steal user data. Play Protect today sent a notification that said, “slice puts your device at risk”.

Clicking on the notification takes the user to the Play Protect page which reveals that Slice is a harmful app that is trying to spy on personal data, such as messages, photos, audio recordings or call history. It further recommended users to uninstall the app.

Slice claims it has fixed the issue

Slice has issued a clarification on Twitter, claiming that the issue has been fixed. “Yesterday evening—our Android update led to a risk message from Play Store. We investigated it and fixed the issue in 4 hours.”

“1% of app users are still on the previous version. If you're seeing this issue, we would request you to update your app to the latest version asap,” Slice added.

At the moment, it is not clear what triggered the alert and whether Slice was trying to spy on users with its earlier update. The company in its tweet has not clarified why an alert was triggered by Google. So far, Google has not revealed why an alert was triggered.