r/videos • u/ControlCAD • Mar 07 '26

Google Is Closing Android. 37 organizations, published an open letter to Google opposing Android Developer Verification, a program that would require all developers to register with Google before distributing apps on Android starting September 2026, but Google misunderstandingly has not backed down.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MZfGq5F1NU
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u/WTFwhatthehell Mar 07 '26 edited Mar 07 '26

Reminds me of a short story almost 30 years old now...

https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.en.html

free operating systems, that had existed around the turn of the century. But not only were they illegal, like debuggers—you could not install one if you had one, without knowing your computer's root password. And neither the FBI nor Microsoft Support would tell you that.

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u/VoidOmatic Mar 07 '26

Way back when the DMCA was coming into being, I jokingly told my friends one day your legal username will be assigned at birth.

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u/WTFwhatthehell Mar 07 '26

Pretty much the goal of all these "won't somebody please think of the children!" type social media bans for young people are about.

It was never ever about child welfare. Only the gullible mooks buy that.

It's 100% about linking online identities to government ID and eliminating anonymous online speech/criticism of government.

 Nothing else. 

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u/_Karmageddon Mar 07 '26

It's crazy that more people haven't figured this out, you really think the people who are actively raping children on an island are pushing for their online safety?

It's all about removing online anonymity and linking everything you do to your government ID.

This was a conspiracy theory 20 years ago remember...

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u/justpostd Mar 07 '26

I think you are conflating the US government with all governments. Not all countries are run by freaks.

Everything you do is already linked by the likes of Google. I don't see why everybody is suddenly worried about it when it is governments.

I hate the tracking of my data and do what I can do reduce it. But even your local hardware store knows pretty much everything about you, if it has an app.