alt Hacker NewsIf I do software for Windows, Linux or FreeBSD I don't need verification. And potential users aren't required to get software only from a certain app store.
This is a case of companies forcing things on us "for our own good" and them knowing better than us what is good for us or not.
It's a pathetic excuse of a reason. Google Ads is a mechanism for scam delivery, probably 90 times more effective than sideloaded scam apps.