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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by neuralRiot on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @04:44PM (#45032094)
>After all, it statistically improves security!

Probably not even that, but it limits liability and that’s the only purpose, just like the manual in your car, nobody will ever read it but it contains a warning for every single thing that could happen.

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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by brokenmachine on Thursday August 28, 2025 @01:16AM (#45048642)
I've actually read the manual for my car, and it absolutely does not "contain a warning for every single thing that could happen".
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