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A comment on Petition to stop Google from restricting sideloading and FOSS apps.

Re:Petition to stop Google from restricting sideloading and ... by briandear on Thursday August 28, 2025 @08:40AM (#45051443)
> Just imagine giving sensitive personal, government-issued ID to a corporation to install an app outside Google Play

In Spain, I have to give my NIE (National ID number) and show my government ID just to send or receive a package from FedEx. Why should I have to give up sensitive information just to receive a package?

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Re:Petition to stop Google from restricting sideloading and ... by sneak on Thursday August 28, 2025 @08:55AM (#45051597)
Bombs, mostly. Also drugs, which are cash-adjacent.
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Re:Petition to stop Google from restricting sideloading and ... by matt_LLVW on Thursday August 28, 2025 @09:05AM (#45051689)
What a great example of whataboutism. This has nothing to do with the subject.
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