Apple gives your app a rating, not the developer, based on your answers to a range of questions. These being how often your app contains: violence, profanity, fear/horror, drugs references, nudity, sexual content; plus 'unrestricted web access'. I would guess the latter is the reason for the rating.
Adults-only Chrome add-on grabs you by the Googlies
Google's Chrome Remote Desktop app does what it says on the can: install it in Google's browser and it becomes possible to drive the host Mac, PC or Chromebook from another similarly-equipped machine. As of today it's also possible to drive a machine from iOS, as Google has been kind enough to release an app for the iPhone or …
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Wednesday 14th January 2015 10:56 GMT Elfo74
Re: protect the kids!
"I suppose that all of your "no" answers could be "yes" depending on who's pc/mac/etc. was being remoted... yes, they're thinking of the children and also parental sueballs."
So, the same as gmail app that "may" contain smut/violence... that's why it is rated 17+ so parents don't sue itunes...
oh wait...
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Tuesday 13th January 2015 22:20 GMT DNTP
I wish more developers would realize this, and be all like, "Well, we are getting an adult rating for unrestricted web access and there's nothing to be done about that, might as well add in functionality that puts breast pictures onto everything."
Like when movie directors know they're gonna get an R rating because of two women holding hands or something, they are suddenly free to put in more swearing, explosions, and toplessness.
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Tuesday 13th January 2015 15:48 GMT Anonymous Coward
Re: Does the world really need another remote desktop option?
@Gordon10 - ".... exploit coming in 3..2..1..."
Chrome Remote Desktop has been around for years on Windows and Linux and I haven't heard about the exploits. I've used it - works alright as long as you've got a good wifi connection on both ends.
As with all Google services, be sure to use 2-step verification for account safety.
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Tuesday 13th January 2015 18:52 GMT patrick_bateman
and i bet no admin rights are needed to install just like all the other google downloads.
BLOODY annoying to administrate (and before people mention blocking or firewalls, I work for the NHS - talk to a brick wall unless your sucking off some big boss or its an outside contractor getting payed a sh1t load for wasting money and not know what there doing)
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Tuesday 13th January 2015 23:18 GMT Sandtitz
@patrick
"and i bet no admin rights are needed to install just like all the other google downloads [...] and before people mention blocking"
I'm still going to mention the blocking. ;-)
Create a Software Restriction GPO to allow running software only from places where the end user doesn't have write access. That will deny installation of Chrome or running eg. a portable USB version.
If Chrome is desired in your organization, install the ADM extensions and deny Chrome extensions via a group policy.
I highly recommend the software restriction policies in all organizations by default anyway since it prevents running any dodgy downloads such as browser hijackers or worse. Even user space programs can generate DoS traffic, transfer all data you have access (incl. servers) to China, encrypt everything you have write access to, or exploit a privileges escalation bug.