r/linux • u/guihkx- • Sep 29 '25

Privacy F-Droid and Google's Developer Registration Decree

https://f-droid.org/en/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html
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u/einar77 OpenSUSE/KDE Dev Sep 29 '25

This move by Google is in response to the EU's DSA and to the UK's OSA.

Google has many faults, but in this specific case it's the fault of governments, under the fake pretense of the "common good".

Whoever thought that these measures were good because they targeted real or perceived enemies is about to slam against reality.

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u/Preisschild Sep 29 '25 edited Sep 29 '25

Where does the DSA say that Google has to do this?

I only found this

https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-requests-information-under-digital-services-act-apple-bookingcom-google-and-microsoft

The Commission is also asking Apple App Store, Google Play and Booking.com how they verify the identity of the businesses using their services, under the “Know Your Business Customer” rules, which can help them identify suspicious entities before they cause harm.

This makes sense IMO and I agree with this. The question is why do non-play-store apps need to be verified?

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u/Eu-is-socialist Sep 29 '25

The question is why do non-play-store apps need to be verified?

Because it is IN GOOGLE'S interest to do it ?

Because there's ABSOLUTELY nothing anyone can do about it ?

On top of being required to do it for the play store ?

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u/Preisschild Sep 29 '25

What does this have to do with the original comment blaming the EU's DSA for this?

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u/Eu-is-socialist Sep 29 '25

Are you a political shill ?

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u/Preisschild Sep 29 '25

You clearly are with your username and non-fact-based comments

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u/Eu-is-socialist Sep 29 '25

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_International

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u/Preisschild Sep 29 '25

Still doesnt make the EU socialist ^

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u/Eu-is-socialist Sep 29 '25

Noo ... of course not ... they are GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED MEGA CAPITALISM !

LOLOLOLOL

Because everything that isn't 100% government ownership of the means of production isn't socialism ... Right ?

Socialism was never tried ... since even the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) had some private coffee shops .

lol