Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, is implementing manual reviews for new packages in the Snap Store following a series of crypto wallet scams. This decision comes after instances of scam apps infiltrating the store, prompting increased scrutiny to prevent further fraudulent activities. Additionally, concerns have been raised about Ubuntu's default behavior of installing 'plink' as a snap without proper permissions, potentially impacting users, especially students in fields like bioinformatics and data wrangling.
Ubuntu Will Manually Review Snap Store After Crypto Wallet Scams https://t.co/7H5qogCSKW
Ubuntu's default behavior to install "plink" as a snap that doesn't have permission to read any of the users files is a rather cruel trick to play on students just starting to learn bioinformatics and data wrangling.
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