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Uncomfortable Questions About Android Developer Verification

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400 points ingve | 2 comments | 27 Aug 25 05:14 UTC | HN request time: 0.013s | source
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userbinator ◴[27 Aug 25 06:06 UTC] No.45035952[source]▶
This shouldn't just be "questions"; this should be a full-on opposition. Do not give them even an inch, or they'll take a mile.

"debugger vendors in 2047 distributed numbered copies only, and only to officially licensed and bonded programmers." - Richard Stallman, The Right to Read, 1997

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raverbashing ◴[27 Aug 25 06:11 UTC] No.45035983[source]▶
Stallman's fallacy is thinking every system is perfect and unbreakable and that people have a perfect understanding of software and systems (for better or for worse)

People will be running pirated debugger copies if that comes to shove

99.9% of people DNGAF about OSS. They do care about doing what they need on their phone without malware/bloatware/nagware

Also publishing and development are separate activities

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1. _imnothere ◴[27 Aug 25 06:19 UTC] No.45036030[source]▶
> They do care about doing what they need on their phone without malware/bloatware/nagware

Yeah you're absolutely right, tell that to Facebook/Instagram/Temu/TikTok/Pinduoduo/(any other _spying_ apps) users.

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2. raverbashing ◴[27 Aug 25 06:37 UTC] No.45036136[source]▶
Their spying doesn't prevent anyone from using their bank app, or using other apps on their phone, or consume (too) much battery