Paying without Google: New consortium wants to remove custom ROM hurdles
4 days ago
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- A new European industry consortium led by Volla Systeme GmbH aims to create an open-source alternative to Google Play Integrity for secure payments on Android smartphones without Google services.
- The consortium includes companies like Murena, Iodé, and Apostrophy, developing 'UnifiedAttestation' for Google-free mobile OS based on AOSP.
- UnifiedAttestation will be modular, open-source, and consist of an OS service, decentralized validation, and an open test suite for security certification.
- The initiative seeks to break dependency on Google, enhance digital sovereignty, and enable banking/government apps on custom ROMs.
- The consortium plans peer review for transparency and aims to operate under the Eclipse Foundation for broader industry collaboration.