Alas, it is time for more uncomfortable questions, in this case regarding the announced Android developer verification program: https://commonsware.com/blog/2025/08/26/uncomfortable-questions-android-developer-verification.html #AndroidDev
@commonsguy really great questions, thanks for writing this up! Also, this is the kind of stuff the #EuropeanCommission needs to enforce the #DigitalMarketsAct as well as competition authorities in other countries. If you'd like to get involved with providing feedback directly to governments, let me know, and I'll make the introductions!
@eighthave @commonsguy I'm guessing they'd make an exception for EU markets and lock everyone else down.
@lightrush @commonsguy yes, they will do that, but then other countries will know that they have already implemented said feature, and it becomes easy to ask them to enable it for them as well.
