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*Open source developers fear harassment and doxxing after forced identity disclosure | *Open source developers fear harassment and doxxing after forced identity disclosure | ||
*F-Droid mentions that play store verification is proven to be ineffective at combating malware due to repeated instances of malware distributed through play store<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arntz |first=Pieter |date=2025-09-17 |title=224 malicious apps removed from the Google Play Store after ad fraud campaign discovered |url=https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/09/224-malicious-apps-removed-from-the-google-play-store-after-ad-fraud-campaign-discovered |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251005173848/www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/09/224-malicious-apps-removed-from-the-google-play-store-after-ad-fraud-campaign-discovered |archive-date=2025-10-05 |website=malwarebytes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Lain |date=2025-08-26 |title=Malware-ridden apps made it into Google's Play Store, scored 19 million downloads |url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/apps_android_malware/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251005173850/www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/apps_android_malware/ |archive-date=2025-10-05 |website=The Register}}</ref> | *F-Droid mentions that play store verification is proven to be ineffective at combating malware due to repeated instances of malware distributed through play store<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arntz |first=Pieter |date=2025-09-17 |title=224 malicious apps removed from the Google Play Store after ad fraud campaign discovered |url=https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/09/224-malicious-apps-removed-from-the-google-play-store-after-ad-fraud-campaign-discovered |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251005173848/www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/09/224-malicious-apps-removed-from-the-google-play-store-after-ad-fraud-campaign-discovered |archive-date=2025-10-05 |website=malwarebytes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Lain |date=2025-08-26 |title=Malware-ridden apps made it into Google's Play Store, scored 19 million downloads |url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/apps_android_malware/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251005173850/www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/apps_android_malware/ |archive-date=2025-10-05 |website=The Register}}</ref> | ||
*Jean-Héon points out that mandatory developer registration puts users at risk by pushing them to use dangerous workarounds to install unverified APKs of their choice and also puts developers at risk by exposing them to data leaks and identity theft. Jean-Héon advocates for a solution based on the device's antivirus software. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Google restricts the installation of third-party APKs on Android: what this means for Jean-Héon™. (Updated March 21, 2026). |url=https://sites.google.com/view/jean-honmctm/communiqu%C3%A9press-releases/keep-android-open-english}}</ref> | *Jean-Héon points out that mandatory developer registration puts users at risk by pushing them to use dangerous workarounds to install unverified APKs of their choice and also puts developers at risk by exposing them to data leaks and identity theft. Jean-Héon advocates for a solution based on the device's antivirus software. <ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Google restricts the installation of third-party APKs on Android: what this means for Jean-Héon™. (Updated March 21, 2026). |url=https://sites.google.com/view/jean-honmctm/communiqu%C3%A9press-releases/keep-android-open-english}}</ref> | ||
===Open source community impact=== | ===Open source community impact=== | ||
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*OSnews criticized it as "the death of our digital freedoms" | *OSnews criticized it as "the death of our digital freedoms" | ||
*Hackaday noted the timing "coincides with Google's court-mandated opening of Android following Epic Games' antitrust victory"<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-26 |title=Google Will Require Developer Verification Even For Sideloading |url=https://hackaday.com/2025/08/26/google-will-require-developer-verification-even-for-sideloading/ |website=Hackaday |access-date=2025-08-29 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260203082923/https://hackaday.com/2025/08/26/google-will-require-developer-verification-even-for-sideloading/ |archive-date=3 Feb 2026}}</ref> | *Hackaday noted the timing "coincides with Google's court-mandated opening of Android following Epic Games' antitrust victory"<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-26 |title=Google Will Require Developer Verification Even For Sideloading |url=https://hackaday.com/2025/08/26/google-will-require-developer-verification-even-for-sideloading/ |website=Hackaday |access-date=2025-08-29 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260203082923/https://hackaday.com/2025/08/26/google-will-require-developer-verification-even-for-sideloading/ |archive-date=3 Feb 2026}}</ref> | ||
*According to Jean-Héon “Android Developer Verification is an absurdity for the free mobile ecosystem.”<ref | *According to Jean-Héon “Android Developer Verification is an absurdity for the free mobile ecosystem.”<ref name=":1" /> | ||
==Impact on specific use cases== | ==Impact on specific use cases== | ||