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Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store (techcrunch.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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[–] 68 points 1 year ago (8 children)

And, just like that, no more modded apps, no more custom stores, everything is tightly under control unless you install a custom ROM (and then it's no more banking apps,etc.). And it's all for our own good, after all, big brother Google knows what's best for us!

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  • [–] 26 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Some banking apps do work so it would be helpful not to spread that misconception.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    My (major Canadian) Bank app (TD) has always just worked, no matter the state of my bootloader or root, and I've never bothered with Magisk Hide or anything like that to try to dodge root checks.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    Requirement of authentication apps is making it trickier too. If you want to go to a concert or sporting event vended by ticketmaster, you're fucked outside of Android and iOS.

    Clocking into jobs increasingly requires Android or iOS.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Yes, there used to be papers for "coordinate systems" you could use as 2FA, and SMS one-time-passwords.. but they are slowly being rolled out in the EU due to security concerns and the "Strong Customer Authentication (SCA)" standards mandated by PSD2. EU banks are transitioning to app-based and biometric authentication now... here you literally need a phone if you want any form of online banking.

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