Pro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoGoogle plans to begin verifying the identity of all developers who distribute apps on Android, even if it's outside the Play Store, starting September 2026android-developers.googleblog.comexternal-linkmessage-square54linkfedilinkarrow-up1291arrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: degoogle@discuss.tchncs.deandroid@lemmy.worldandroid@lemdro.iddegoogle@lemmy.mltech@programming.devtechnology@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.zip
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minus-squarerdri@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoYeah, how would they verify that uploaded documents are real?
minus-squareExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoHow 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.
minus-squarerdri@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoDon’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.
Yeah, how would they verify that uploaded documents are real?
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.
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.