#Google looked at the fact that people can use Android without ever needing to link their entire devices to a Google Account which is just a fansy way of saying Google ID, and thought.. well.. time to end sideloading by requiring developers to register to new platform submit their #government ID and pay a fee as well (i know right!🖕), link all the IDs of their apps so then their apps can be sideloaded to Android by users This is not about security, this is about ending people ability to not be linked, I have set up people's devices to be more private and secure without ever needing a Google account, in fact I told people.. many people I met.. you don't need to have a Google account just so you can download apps I used #Fdroid, @Zapstore and Aurora, enabled private DNS with Mullvad, used #DuckDuckGo Tracking Protection (it takes the #VPN slot), disabled all telemetry settings and sometimes i even deboat their ROMs with Adb.. It makes their phones usable (no on screen ads), less bloated, less power hungry.. people often ask me? well what about my Gmail account or Yahoo or whatever? Here's the solution: Fairmail with this upcoming change, even if the user turns on: allow installing from unknown sources, their sideloaded app will not install because the developer hasn't verified themselves with Google and paid them for the privilege to do so 🙄🤬😾, the Os will just refuse to install it This can be mitigated with a custom ROM, but c'mon how many people have the technical know how? I'm a nerd and LineageOS wiki still scares me.. Also, custom ROM support is slowly fading in the Market, Evil companies like #Samsung and #Xiaomi go out of their way to lock the boatloader.. and completely remove alternative OS support #Monopoly is a curse to mankind #privacy #bigtech #rom #evil #surveillance #control