@SubProxy Spot on. It’s not about "security"; it’s a friction-based protection racket. I recently blogged about how these hurdles are a direct attack on FOSS and privacy-focused workflows: the.unknown-universe.co.uk/privacy-security/google-sideloading-crackdown/

I rely on a sideloaded, hardened Facebook wrapper just to maintain basic privacy—a workflow Google clearly wants to kill off. Your installer is a vital bit of pushback against this forced centralisation. #FOSS #Android #Privacy