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A theoretical way to circumvent Android developer verification

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194 points sleirsgoevy | 2 comments | 31 Oct 25 20:20 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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asimops ◴[31 Oct 25 21:30 UTC] No.45776925[source]▶
While it is technically feasible, it is not a good idea to try and find a technical solution to a people/organisation problem.

Do not accept the premise of assholes.

I hope we can get the EU to fund a truly open Android Fork. Maybe under some organisation similar to NL Labs.

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Furthermore, the need for a trustworthy binary to be auditable to a certain hash or something would make banning this a simple task if Google would want to go that route.

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thaumasiotes ◴[31 Oct 25 22:25 UTC] No.45777355[source]▶
> I hope we can get the EU to fund a truly open Android Fork.

How are things in the EU on whether it's legal to buy a SIM card without showing ID?

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jraph ◴[31 Oct 25 22:32 UTC] No.45777420[source]▶
I'm confused, how are those two things related?
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1. semolino ◴[31 Oct 25 22:40 UTC] No.45777496[source]▶
The commenter you replied to was implying that the EU does not respect the privacy/freedom of mobile device users.
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2. jraph ◴[01 Nov 25 07:10 UTC] No.45779780[source]▶
Okay, thanks.

I was confused bexause anonymity against the state is hardly the only, or even a main point of android forks.

Privacy usually is, but against big tech typically.