Hi all,
Personally I'm pretty disappointed about this, but I suppose given HMD's affinity with Android One it's no surprise that they will support Google's push to make its apps and services ubiquitous. I presume that 1) The bigger Android phone brands either don't want to get involved or actually agree with the EU and 2) that Google are giving HMD a good deal on future licence fees

If 2) is not the case then HMd must be really desperate, because standing in front of the EU and visibly support Google's practices won't give them a good image (in the EU's eyes).
Well, I think the fine will stand in the end and I hope that this benefit is worth the risks that HMD are taking here.
Cheers

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If these apps got installed without permission sounds like you got some malware on your phone from previous activities or content you loaded. Backup and factory reset without restore
Chrome does not install programs or extensions without user permissions. The page in the my phone app suggests apps based on some collected information which is harmless the issue is the user said apps were installed which is a sure sign of a security issue on the phone.