I know, I know. People don't understand how they've already conceded the war with language.

Me: Like...Yeah, I'm just going to "jailbreak" the small computer I bought to... run a program.

The public unironically: Oh man, I hope you don't get arrested.

Sideload refers to moving files between two devices, like P2P

The security of their bank balance.

No.

They never specified who’s security…

they want to improve thier AI and datamining capabilities.

It is, because it's actually the term that defines the process of transferring files not from an external networked device - downloading - or to an external networked device - uploading - but between two local devices - sideloading.

It's over two decades old, you downloaded an mp3 from kazaa, and then sideloaded it to your player.

For android apps, I believe the term originates from the method of using ADB to directly write the app to the phone memory, the command of which is "adb sideload filename"

They couldn't. Domains and SSL certificates can be obtained very easily anonymously and thus wouldn't let Google identify the developers of malicious apps, which is the goal of this

The problem with that is that certificates expire before someone would want to keep using the app.

And very annoying too since some government apps don't like it when you have developer mode on.

Or anyone with a computer who installs ADB. You don't have to be a developer.

Leaving ADB open to unverified apps is more than I was expecting. ADB is reasonably straightforward to use even without actually being an Android developer.

There was never any way they'd integrate it to play protect and still allow play protect to be disabled. I prefer this to being required to use play protect personally, though the services do seem somewhat redundant. Presumably the whole point of doing this is to create an Apple style walled garden (which is of course very profitable). Google likely doesn't want to fully lock it down and risk legal trouble, they just need to make it difficult enough that the masses don't bother installing unapproved apps that may not act in Google's interests.

I still hope the EU takes legal action against this anyway.

Probably because they want to target software that cracks theirs to avoid ads, like ReVanced.

Because it was never actually about security to begin with. That's obviously BS. Google just wants control.

I don’t know, even people here are already considering it a loss of the only way is through ADB, because it’s not practical for everyday usage. But it’s better than nothing.

Because they want to stop people from using ad blockers.

Option 1 is a potential cause of "lost" revenue.

Late stage capitalism absolutely forbids anything that could cause that, even if the cost of implementation outweighs any potential gain.

Because it's Google

Taking Google at their word for a moment, it's far too easy to scam the clueless masses into selecting the first one. Might work okay if it's strictly an ADB command, tho.

That would give users choice, and corporations want as many people as possible to be incapable of making decisions for themselves.

I can see it already:

() Just Google Play (safe)

() Verified apps (not recommended)

Advanced settings

click on Advanced settings

() All sources (Unsafe. Will probably kill your cat and burn down your house)

tick the box

Are you sure?

click yes

ARE YOU SURE?

click yes again

ONE HUNDRED PERCENT SURE?

wait for the 30 seconds timer to count down

click yes

( ) I do not love my cat and want him to die.

tick the box

( ) I accept the very real risk of my house burning down

tick the box

Please wait 24 hours for the change to apply. You can reverse it at any time from this menu.

get spammed every hour for the next 24 hours with notifications asking me to fix my security settings

get a bigass ⚠️ every time I turn on the phone

every once in a while the change just straight up reverses and I have to do it all over again

Thankfully, for those of us without the time for all that there are Linux phones such as this one I'm considering.