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Canonical should not have displayed a "safe" icon at scam app page. The proper text should be something like "Not verified. Review the code and check the publisher before using the app.".

The same should be at Google Play and Apple Store. Scam apps and sanctioned apps are regularly passing through reviews.



Or maybe just write "sandboxed" or "isolated" since it's actually what safe means here, not that the code is actually doing what it says.


maybe if icon-fonts shipped a sandbox with the poo emoji inside it would make it easier for lazy UX designers to communicate it.

amazing how little effort goes into UX these days.


If every single app has the same warning, the warning becomes useless too.




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