Google Developer Verification Policy and the DMA
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- #Google Policy
- #F-Droid
- #DMA
- The Digital Markets Act (DMA) aims to make digital markets fairer and more contestable in the EU.
- F-Droid aligns with DMA ideals, promoting user choice and privacy by allowing third-party app installations without tracking.
- Google's new developer verification policy contradicts the DMA by requiring app developers to verify with Google, even for non-Play Store apps.
- Google claims the policy is necessary for security, but F-Droid argues trust comes from transparency, not identity verification.
- F-Droid builds and distributes apps from source code, similar to Linux distributions, which are trusted globally without centralized developer verification.