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submitted 2 days ago by mas@jlai.lu to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

cross-posted from: https://jlai.lu/post/24787719

Starting next year, Google will begin to verify the identities of developers distributing their apps on Android devices, not just those who distribute via the Play Store.

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[-] StarlightDust 65 points 2 days ago

While I won't tell people exactly what to search, I can guarantee that I can find malware first try on Google Play. Google Play Integrity is just as dodgy.

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 27 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

When a preventative measure very obviously won't solve the stated problem, that may not be what it's really there to solve. This is another of Google's anti-open-source moves designed to bring all Android devices entirely under their control and surveillance. It goes along with their bringinh all Android development in house and making it harder for third parties to make their own custom versions of Android (Graphene OS etc.). It also seems a little odd that this happens right when several countries are introducing requirements that users supply ID to visit websites.

[-] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 2 days ago

It is like the whole world becomes a psychopathic dictatorship overnight.

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