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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by 827a on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @11:42AM (#45028103)
No, I hate this change from Google, and everyone involved with it should be ashamed of themselves, but Stallman is an extremest and I don't believe his world would be better than this one.

There's genuine need for application developers to gain access to extremely secure end-to-end attestation of the environment their apps are running in. Its a rare need, but it does exist. There's also genuine need for some consumers to opt-in to a strict security regime.

Google's change forces this draconian, dishonorable regime on all application developers and on all users. Its a change that serves no one except their shareholders.

Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by fsflover on Thursday August 28, 2025 @10:20AM (#45052510)
> but Stallman is an extremest

No, he isn't, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45025116