Canonical has responded to last week’s discovery that its Snap store carried apps containing embedded crypto-currency miners, by pledging to introduce a “verified developer” program.

When users complained that apps by Nicholas Tomb included the mining code, they were pulled from the Ubuntu Snap store, with Canonical promising an investigation.

The company’s follow-up, here, explained the resolution of this event and mentioned developer verification as a possible solution.

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