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Haven't generated an APK for months inside Android Studio (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/opensource@lemmy.ml
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Does anyone here actually support Google's Developer Verification?

I don’t. I’ve put a warning about it in my repo because I’m against policies like sideloading restrictions, forced ID verification.

Curious what other devs here think. Is Play Store still worth the hassle?

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[+] -7 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Because I think we should protect people that are not tech savvy. I am open for a debate

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  • [–] 11 points 3 months ago

    Total control and taking away freedom is not negotiable. Not literally, but: "Maybe we should ban programming languages on Windows and Linux too, because it could be used to program viruses. We should protect the not so tech savvy." See what I mean? Instead we should look forward to a better way of helping them. The proposed way of Google is not acceptable.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Your heart is in the right place, but your mind is not.

    Google et.al. is pushing for IDV in every segment due to lobby pressure from meta to build REAL user database for advertisement purposes in the age of LLM drivel. Every "protect the *" has meta's government lobbyists behind it.

    There could be alternative approaches, but meta's goals just so happens to align well with a fascist government's that thinks they need to stamp out dissenting voices and anonymity.

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