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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 (android-developers.googleblog.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by Pro@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/36316138

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[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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?

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[–] rdri@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, how would they verify that uploaded documents are real?

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

How online banks like Revolut do it? How crypto exchanges do it? How Google's age verification does it? I guess they will do the same.

[–] rdri@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Don't know about age verification, but revolut and crypto likely require manual review. I can't imagine google relying on the same process and assuming it will help to deter malicious actors.