Comment

Comment on Google plans to begin verifying the identity of all developers who distribute apps on Android, even if it's outside the Play Store, starting September 2026

rdri@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Is there any explanation why this will be effective? Like, “if we find a malware app, we will do this and that to the author’s personal data, and it will help you in that way” etc.

source

Sort:hotnew top

ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
What personal data? They will invalidate this dev’s cert and ban him from getting a new one.

source
- rdri@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Should that help people who were unfortunate to install that malware before the dev is banned? Also how exactly do they hope to identify the dev as already banned if he tries to register again?
  
  source
  - ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    Should that help people who were unfortunate to install that malware before the dev is banned?
    
    It doesn’t say but it would make sense to check the certs periodically and not just on install.
    
    Also how exactly do they hope to identify the dev as already banned if he tries to register again?
    
    Image
    
    source
    rdri@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Yeah, how would they verify that uploaded documents are real?
    
    source
    -> View More Comments