Fraudulent video ad scheme on Android apps could explain why your battery life is growing shorter

Have you noticed a significant decline in the battery life that you've been getting on your Android phone? Are you no longer able to go the whole day without looking for an outlet? The problem might have nothing to do with your phone, but everything to do with the apps that you've downloaded. A report from BuzzFeed says that Twitter's MoPub ad platform unwittingly served up fake banner ads for real companies that appeared in certain apps installed from the Google Play Store. Unseen by users, video ads played in the background earning those behind the scheme oodles of cash. The report adds ...

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