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A theoretical way to circumvent Android developer verification

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194 points sleirsgoevy | 1 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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remix2000 ◴[31 Oct 25 22:41 UTC] No.45777503[source]▶
It is neither illegal nor hard to obtain such a prepaid SIM card.
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kube-system ◴[31 Oct 25 22:52 UTC] No.45777592[source]▶
That very much depends on the country, many require ID.
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remix2000 ◴[31 Oct 25 23:10 UTC] No.45777726[source]▶
You can use any country's SIM card in any other country, regardless of its registration status.
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kube-system ◴[31 Oct 25 23:29 UTC] No.45777847[source]▶
… if you have roaming coverage.

And even in that case, doing this for a long period of time violates most roaming policies

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1. qilo ◴[01 Nov 25 01:28 UTC] No.45778515[source]▶
Even with fair usage policy violations (like long term roaming) the prices are still quite reasonable: 1.30 EUR/GiB (+VAT); from next year 1.10 EUR/GiB (+VAT).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_roaming_regulat...