Google to require developer verification to install and sideload Android apps

Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by mbac32768 on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @10:04AM (#45026758)

I set my parents up with a computer and locked it down nice and good. A few months later they called me asking me about this full screen message they couldn't figure out how to make go away that was demanding they call Apple or Google for tech support.

I was able to remote in and close it. Then I noticed the message saying uBlock Origin had been disabled in Chrome (because Google broke ad blocking).

Thanks Google.

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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by dabockster on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @12:38PM (#45028954)

I actually filed a complaint with the WA Attorney General over that. My older parents got hit by that exact process. So there’s at least a public record complaint that Google is now actively blocking cybersecurity technology (because that’s what adblocking software ultimately is).

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