HaritoMar 16
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Google's Developer Verification mandates real-identity registration for app developers starting September 2026 on certified Android devices 📱.

F-Droid, EFF, and FSF warn it threatens open-source repos, centralizes Google control, and endangers developer privacy 🔒.

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🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/android-developer-verification/

#TechNews #Android #Google #Privacy #OpenSource #FOSS #Developers #Security #Freedom #Sideloading #EFF #F-Droid #UserChoice #Regulation #DigitalRights

Google Says Developer Verification Makes Android Safer. Critics Say It Just Makes Android More Closed

The line between a secure garden and a locked cage is getting blurry.

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Mar 16 at 6:55pmWeb
Show threaddisu1950Mar 16

@knoppix95 @fdroid @eff @fsf

what google started its so shameless! 2bad 4 g00gLe