Google's new developer mandate is hitting alternative app stores hard. F-Droid says forced registration, fees, and ID checks could end the open-source project.
They really think that malware developers will say “oh no! I need to submit a picture of an id card to sign my malware! It’s literally impossible to submit a jpg of a stolen id card, I’m ruined and out of a job!”
Which is irrelevant.
They can block any malware - now impossible to do with sideloading of apps during pop-ups.
Which is irrelevant. They can block any malware - now impossible to do with sideloading of apps during pop-ups.