• root@lemmy.world
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    I really wonder what their logic is here. I’m very excited to hear that GOS will be partnering with an OEM to hopefully get more support for the project, more frequent security updates, etc.

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      I’m on the take that they’re working together with the US government to limit access to apps that can be useful and aren’t government controlled and aren’t riddles with spyware or would give consumers choice

    • xia@lemmy.sdf.orgOP
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      If I had to guess, I would speculate that their motivation is a long-term play to squash the general perception that Android has more malware (and is therefor less secure) than iPhone. Just about every article I’ve seen to that effect includes (1) enable unknown sources, and (2) install this malware app; so they probably see the current hurdles as insufficient and intend to perma-ban dev accounts that they find signing malware apps.