Google to require developer verification to install and sideload Android apps

Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by gonzalohm on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @07:40AM (#45025158)

What's even the point of all the bullshit with Google play protect if in the end I can access my bank from a web browser. That stupidity is protecting no one

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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by bakugo on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @07:55AM (#45025283)

> in the end I can access my bank from a web browser.

If your bank allows you to access all features from a browser, consider yourself lucky. Mine requires the app to authorize any online transaction.

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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by niutech on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @08:17AM (#45025519)

Here in Poland most banks are usable via web browser + SMS for auth.

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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by Mindwipe on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @09:51AM (#45026561)

That's already pretty rare internationally and the odds of it still being the case in five years are zero.

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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by greenavocado on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @10:24AM (#45026995)

Poland also has the most competitive banking system in the entire Western sphere of influence. You can't compare it to the extremely oligarchic banking system in the United States.

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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by ranger_danger on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @01:09PM (#45029423)

I would argue that SMS is horribly insecure and should never be used for authentication.

https://workos.com/blog/why-sms-mfa-is-insecure

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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by close04 on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @07:46AM (#45025223)

> access my bank from a web browser

Unless you get SMS or some normal TOTP app as 2FA, using the web page usually requires the bank's proprietary app to authorize. So you circle back to the the same issue.

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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by ktosobcy on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @09:26AM (#45026251)

this should be banned…

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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by greenavocado on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @10:23AM (#45026981)

My bank doesn't allow me to deposit checks digitally without the stupid app. Almost everything else is available on the website.

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