Beep2d ago

Google gives Android users a way to install unverified apps if they worked hard for it(including waiting 24 hours)

https://lemmus.org/post/20964391

Show thread「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)

Hot Take: Honestly, this is not as bad as I thought it’d be… IMO

(But still, it’s kinda a slipperly slope…)

Mar 20 at 12:31amWeb
Show threadmorto2d ago

Their strategy:

  • announce they will make extreme restrictions
  • people get crazy over it and backlash
  • announce that they’re listening to people and will soften the proposed restrictions
  • people relax and accept the restrictions, while the media portray them as the good guys
Show threadspectrums_coherence2d ago
I feel if everything they said is true, then this is a reasonable solution. But from my many Youtube scammer video experience, like people have already mentioned, most scammers use standard remote access software, not some bespoke APK.