Seriously folks. Google set out to solve the problem of scammers tricking normies into installing malicious apps, and they found a solution that both does that and barely inconveniences power users. It’s an ideal and elegant solution that they arrived at after soliciting user feedback and listening to it. What more do you want from them?
Could this have been way worse? Absolutely. Will they try something worse in the future? Absolutely. They probably only chose this solution because so many of us provided feedback and pushback. But take the win and fight a different battle. There are so many problems and attacks on ownership privacy and freedom right now, so stop wasting your effort on the one fight we already won.
Seriously folks. Google set out to solve the problem of scammers tricking normies into installing malicious apps, and they found a solution that both does that and barely inconveniences power users. It’s an ideal and elegant solution that they arrived at after soliciting user feedback and listening to it. What more do you want from them?
Could this have been way worse? Absolutely. Will they try something worse in the future? Absolutely. They probably only chose this solution because so many of us provided feedback and pushback. But take the win and fight a different battle. There are so many problems and attacks on ownership privacy and freedom right now, so stop wasting your effort on the one fight we already won.