This isn't that bad right? I mean macOS apps need notarization. it's a pretty painless process: they scan for malware, etc and then sign the app. It's not ideal but not as terrible as the apple appstore review process.
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It's ok. nostr:nprofile1qqs9g69ua6m5ec6ukstnmnyewj7a4j0gjjn5hu75f7w23d64gczunmgpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43z7tpaud2 will most likely remove it for those who want options.
You can still execute unsigned apps on macOS, it just becomes more cumbersome every release.
With Google it's not painless. The KYC process of Google is the worst possible
In the play store for example they now show your address to everyone if you don't have a business account.
When I tried creating an account for amber it's was 2 months trying to get a SMS message and when I finally managed to get it they put some spaces at my LLC name and I never managed to complete the KYC process after this
I'm not so sure, this seems kind of bad. Shouldn't I be able to install any APKs I want? Some of them won't make it through the KYC process. A good example is reddit shutting down all apps, but forked versions of those can be side loaded and still work. Maybe I'm misunderstanding what their plan is though.
Only for Google Cerified Android devices.
Google collecting and creating a Honeypot of developers' personally identifiable information does indeed seem a 'bad thing'. KYC compliance requirements are a solution worse than the problem. One that also locks anyone without a physical address and state issued ID out of the software development field.
The good news is this will likely inspire more options to be developed that remove them from their privileged position in the ecosystem. My de-googling of phones, more development of Graphene OS, and more PWA options becoming available WILL be a 'good thing'.
it's bad when used to ban apps that don't comply with some law (face scan, chat control)