Gregory's Server@popey @ministerofimpediments I wouldn’t be surprised at all. I know the same kinds of people. Asking the same questions. Taking the same risks. Unfortunately there is a limit to saving people from themselves. Canonical’s is (probably) higher than most.
Side question…does Flatpak have the same problem? Same publisher? For curiosity sake mostly.
@ministerofimpediments No, because every flatpak initial submission is human-reviewed. Something potentially could slip through, all things are possible, but it's less likely. Someone could submit a legit app, and then pivot it later, once it has a decent userbase. Or rug-pull, like many crpto things do.