alt Hacker NewsThe problem with mandatory developer registration, is that it gives Google and Governments the ability to veto apps.
It would not be unsurprising for a government to tell Google they must block any VPN apps from being installed on devices, and Google using the developer requirements to carry out the ban.
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OutOfHere • today at 7:01 PM
It's worse than that. Google will be able to track who's using a particular app because it has to be installed the official way. This means for example that anyone who has installed an ICE Tracking app will be reported to the government and perhaps added to a terrorist list.
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> The problem with mandatory developer registration, is that it gives Google and Governments the ability to veto apps.
Don't they already have that power?