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Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store (techcrunch.com)

submitted 1 day ago by mas@jlai.lu to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://jlai.lu/post/24787719

Starting next year, Google will begin to verify the identities of developers distributing their apps on Android devices, not just those who distribute via the Play Store.

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[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Requirement of authentication apps is making it trickier too. If you want to go to a concert or sporting event vended by ticketmaster, you're fucked outside of Android and iOS.

Clocking into jobs increasingly requires Android or iOS.

[–] Ferk@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Yes, there used to be papers for "coordinate systems" you could use as 2FA, and SMS one-time-passwords.. but they are slowly being rolled out in the EU due to security concerns and the "Strong Customer Authentication (SCA)" standards mandated by PSD2. EU banks are transitioning to app-based and biometric authentication now... here you literally need a phone if you want any form of online banking.

[–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago

yeah, I had to resurrect an old phone to go to a concert last week. It's possible I'll never go to one again. I wouldn't have bought the tickets had I known about that bullshit.