Google's new developer mandate is hitting alternative app stores hard. F-Droid says forced registration, fees, and ID checks could end the open-source project.
The problem might be that Google will argue this isn’t a downgrade at all, but an upgrade (for “security” reasons). I don’t want to be a pessimist, but the tech illiterate judges could eat that up.
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They’re not removing a feature though, so that whole argument falls over instantly.
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That’s not removing a feature though, it’s just changing it. Side loading is the feature.
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I very much doubt that’s how the law works lol
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Because you’re wrong.
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The problem might be that Google will argue this isn’t a downgrade at all, but an upgrade (for “security” reasons). I don’t want to be a pessimist, but the tech illiterate judges could eat that up.