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Apple's iPhone App Fraud: Where Were the App Police?

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July 7, 2010
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Apple's iPhone App Fraud: Where Were the App Police? How is it that sketchy, fraud-associated apps sailed right into Apple's iPhone App Store while perfectly legit programs are banned left and right?
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Apple Says 400 ITunes Accounts Hit With Fraudulent Purchases Apple has banned a developer from its App Store after fraudulent purchases of his applications were made from around 400 accounts, it said in a statement.
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