el_haych2024Mar 17
It's FOSS

Google is pushing hard for developer verification, but there's resistance. ðŸ’ª

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

#google #android #developers

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.

It's FOSS
Mar 17 at 10:38amBuffer
Show threadDavid Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*)Mar 17

@itsfoss

Please ask legislators to ask the following question:

If you are confident of the security benefits of developer verification, are you willing to accept legal liability for malware distributed by verified developers?

If so, great. If not, it’s obvious that they’re lying. Propose that a platform requiring this kind of verification will automatically come with this kind of liability.

Show threadArchiveScribeMar 17
@itsfoss We need a viable open source smartphone. I mean, a real one, not some of the garbage phones that have been produced in the last several years. I know there are other projects, and ones that turned out to be scams, but until we can buy something like a genuine open source alternative to the Pixel we are going to continue to be in this data-mining deathloop.