Having been in the app store development community for a decade, this isn't honestly the WORST thing. So much malware gets pushed now it's a fucking gha-tto. This isn't the worst thing to combat, though I believe there should be a FREE tier for Open Source or otherwise community-driven apps to be released on with zero barriers - AGAIN, oenisn game sort of verification which could be cheap, reliable and FREE.
Its wild that they say this is to prevent people from getting scammed, meanwhile there is a ton of shit in the Play store that steals peoples info, mines crypto in the background or pops up ads every 4 seconds. But yea, this is for everyone's safety.....
It is not wild in their eyes, they need to find a way to justify it after all.
But I think that this way they are opening the door to the possibility to be sued or to be considered responsable for what is on the play store. It is not a stretch to go from "I need to verify your identity" to "you are responsible for what you accept to put on the store". They want control, they will get even responsability.
I mean that's not a great counter argument if they are saying that this measure is supposed to combat that. It isn't, it's about control and money, but still.
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Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org · 112 pts · 53d
Extortion too
just_another_person@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 53d
Having been in the app store development community for a decade, this isn't honestly the WORST thing. So much malware gets pushed now it's a fucking gha-tto. This isn't the worst thing to combat, though I believe there should be a FREE tier for Open Source or otherwise community-driven apps to be released on with zero barriers - AGAIN, oenisn game sort of verification which could be cheap, reliable and FREE.
Mihies@programming.dev · 37 pts · 53d
For me the worst part is giving Google a phone number and copy of id document. Not a problem with companies, but for individuals it is huge.
SaltySalamander@fedia.io · 3 pts · 53d
If you use your Google account to log into your Android phone, they already have your number, tied to you.
Mihies@programming.dev · 1 pts · 53d
Yes, but they don't publish it.
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org · 9 pts · 53d
What is oenisn? Misspelled Genshin? Open-ish? Leninism? Bosnian? Penis?
fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 53d
Onanism?
NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 53d
I see a lot more malware and apps from bad actors on the Google Play Store than I do on F-droid.
Lenggo@lemmy.world · 60 pts · 53d
Its wild that they say this is to prevent people from getting scammed, meanwhile there is a ton of shit in the Play store that steals peoples info, mines crypto in the background or pops up ads every 4 seconds. But yea, this is for everyone's safety.....
pirateKaiser@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 53d
Why are you arguing with their obviously smoke and mirrors pr when it's apparent this move has nothing to do with this line of reasoning?
gian@lemmy.grys.it · 3 pts · 52d
It is not wild in their eyes, they need to find a way to justify it after all.
But I think that this way they are opening the door to the possibility to be sued or to be considered responsable for what is on the play store. It is not a stretch to go from "I need to verify your identity" to "you are responsible for what you accept to put on the store". They want control, they will get even responsability.
tomiant@piefed.social · 1 pts · 50d
I mean that's not a great counter argument if they are saying that this measure is supposed to combat that. It isn't, it's about control and money, but still.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 59 pts · 53d
EU Gatekeeper investigation when? And will it matter, after it's established fact? Merely cost of doing business?
anon_8675309@lemmy.world · 58 pts · 53d
Phones should be getting more open not closed off.
Mac@mander.xyz · 10 pts · 53d
Unfortunately, less than 1% of people will even notice.
endofline@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 53d
We should buy Linux phones not android ones... But consumers prefer them for some reasons.... Afaik simulating apks should be trivial
anon_8675309@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 53d
Uncertainty. People don’t have the money to spend on a phone they’re not certain will work for them for a few years.
tomiant@piefed.social · 1 pts · 50d
People will buy what they're told through ads. It's that simple.
state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de · 44 pts · 53d
Apparently there will be a way to disable this crap: https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/android-developer-verification.html?m=1
Still fuck Google, but at least there's a way to opt-out.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 53d
For now
DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth · 39 pts · 53d
Go fuck yourself Google, stop making everything worse!
webkitten@piefed.social · 1 pts · 50d
OS2Warp@lemmy.zip · -22 pts · 53d
Hey people who rally against the iPhone being closed off - where is your open phone system now?
And make no mistake, this is the beginning of the tightening of the grip, not the end.
Luffy879@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 53d
https://source.android.com/
You should honestly check with your ISP if the URL won't resolve for you
OS2Warp@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 50d
DNS working just fine; isn’t this the OS that wants to get rid of side loading?
Luffy879@lemmy.ml · 0 pts · 50d
Its the google services rootkit, not AOSP
OS2Warp@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 49d
Still the beginning of the end
0x0@infosec.pub · 3 pts · 53d
Dork