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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by numpad0 on Monday August 25, 2025 @06:40PM (#45020028)
They can just require hash of legacy binaries sent to Microsoft and rubberstamped back. Eventually they'll have a near comprehensive list of legacy binaries in common use, and move to block unknown binaries in circulation as "malware".
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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by dafelst on Monday August 25, 2025 @06:55PM (#45020156)
Microsoft basically already has this (and has for the last ~20 years) as SmartScreen.
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