Google says it's no different than checking IDs at the airport.
  • J-Bone@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Wait, what the hell?

    I can’t believe this, who the hell are they to decide what I should install?

    They are welcome to curate their own store, but sideloading concerns only the user.

    Hopefully, the EU and other jurisdictions block this.

    Fucking corrupt American oligarchs.

    • BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.comEnglish
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      8 months ago

      Hopefully, the EU and other jurisdictions block this.

      This is very similar to the notarization process Apple introduced to comply with the EU requirement of allowing third-party stores, and yet the EU doesn’t seem concerned (maybe because Apple did not allow third-party stores in the first place, will it be different for Google?)