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Uncomfortable Questions About Android Developer Verification

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400 points ingve | 4 comments | 27 Aug 25 05:14 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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sschueller ◴[27 Aug 25 06:01 UTC] No.45035917[source]▶
The requirement of verification to side-load any app is fascist control. It is clear as night and day.

Shame on Google and Apple, it was always clear this was the end goal and next up is also your PC.

Right after will come the removal off apps they don't like and there is nothing you can do about it.

Stallman was right

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1. thrance ◴[27 Aug 25 08:41 UTC] No.45036963[source]▶
I'm all for calling out fascist behavior when it is spotted, but let's not muddy the waters further. This word is already denatured enough.

This is not fascism, this is just a rational move from Google in a market economy. It feels like every time something like this happens, Americans rediscover what capitalism is and implies, then blame it on "human nature", "greed" or "fascism".

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2. rchaud ◴[27 Aug 25 13:11 UTC] No.45039194[source]▶
Google's stated reason for doing this says nothing about it being for market reasons, but rather for "security".
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3. fsflover ◴[27 Aug 25 13:12 UTC] No.45039211[source]▶
> This is not fascism, this is just a rational move from Google

Google is not very separable from the US government, and they use illegal monopoly everywhere without any oversight.

4. thrance ◴[27 Aug 25 18:51 UTC] No.45043494[source]▶
As they always do, you should know better than to buy it.