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Date Published
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Keshia Rose
Word count
2253
Language
English
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None

Summary

With the vast number of apps available on the Google Play Store, the potential for fraud is significant, prompting the use of Google's Play Integrity API to help developers detect and mitigate fraudulent activities. This API assesses the integrity of both apps and the devices they run on, checking for issues like app tampering and unauthorized installations. However, while it is a useful tool for identifying threats such as rooted devices or cloned apps, the Play Integrity API has limitations, as it operates solely within the Google Play ecosystem and does not address broader security threats like VPN usage or geolocation spoofing. To provide more comprehensive fraud prevention, Fingerprint offers Smart Signals, which complement the Play Integrity API by adding capabilities such as emulator detection, rooted device detection, and IP blocklist matching. These enhancements enable developers to adopt a more layered security strategy, improving app protection by bridging the gaps left by the Play Integrity API.