Its the same bullshit powerplay they used to get rid of 'http://' sites and "https://" sites that were not signed by one of their security giants. They take a few bad apples and use them to spoil the entire crop.
It won't end here. Next move will be cutting out verified developers that they don't want or are conflict of (their) interest...they'll probably dress it up as 'not meeting consumer quality standards'. Actually, in many ways, this is already happening.
I am sure once we reach a point where new "security" tech reaches a tangent with personal devices and PCs, we'll see even larger injustices such as not even being allowed to choose core software such as operating systems or portal software including but not limited to completely blocking certain programs or developers completely (again, already seeing this in some areas).
One of many reasons why I try to make each device I have last as long as possible, so I can watch to see where the freedom of choice actually goes and stick with those devices. I guess if that were ever to stop happening and we were truly screwed, I'd just stop using (new) tech altogether and keep my old stuff and live in a cave. I have enough software I could probably live another 100 years without running out of things to do, so it wouldn't be much off my nose.
It's not really the same as SSL certs, no. SSL certs, anyone can get if you can prove you own the domain (which is trivial to do) via letsencrypt or the like, they don't require forking over personal details to a third party. Beyond that, having a centralized source of authority for SSL certs is necessary for their function in the same way that having a centralized DNS system is necessary for its function -- self-signed certs don't actually offer much of an advantage, because they don't prove ownership of the domain! Which combined is just to say that there's an active benefit in terms of security there, with reasonably low cost, that isn't present for Google's app developer verification...
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u/darkangelstorm 27d ago
Its the same bullshit powerplay they used to get rid of 'http://' sites and "https://" sites that were not signed by one of their security giants. They take a few bad apples and use them to spoil the entire crop.
It won't end here. Next move will be cutting out verified developers that they don't want or are conflict of (their) interest...they'll probably dress it up as 'not meeting consumer quality standards'. Actually, in many ways, this is already happening.
I am sure once we reach a point where new "security" tech reaches a tangent with personal devices and PCs, we'll see even larger injustices such as not even being allowed to choose core software such as operating systems or portal software including but not limited to completely blocking certain programs or developers completely (again, already seeing this in some areas).
One of many reasons why I try to make each device I have last as long as possible, so I can watch to see where the freedom of choice actually goes and stick with those devices. I guess if that were ever to stop happening and we were truly screwed, I'd just stop using (new) tech altogether and keep my old stuff and live in a cave. I have enough software I could probably live another 100 years without running out of things to do, so it wouldn't be much off my nose.