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>>kotaKa+(OP)
It will be interesting to see how they handle packages from the various f-droid repos. F-droid builds and signs all their apps themselves, so will all of f-droid be covered by a single signing key and developer account? Or will the fact that they take apps from lots of folks bar them from an account?

>>PokedB+3v
I'd bet money they'd just ban them; the whole point is to stop users running unapproved applications on their phones.

>>logicc+nx
Unless I misunderstood the question, this is covered in TFA

> The tech giant stresses that this does not mean developers can’t distribute outside of the Play Store through other app stores or via sideloading — Android will remain open in that regard.

>>Dangit+dy
You have misunderstood the question, or perhaps buried the lede. 'Open in that regard' is tantamount to not open at all. If you gatekeep being able to load an app to an Android phone behind these processes, you're essentially stuck with no recourse if you, say, have a banned google account, or have some reason you don't wish to send your government ID to these companies.

>>vetrom+EB
It also makes sure you only get one ID for life. There’s no creating a second account if you get banned because they’ll (likely at some point) collect biometric data as part of the verification process.

These big companies need to be broken into a thousand pieces. They’re starting to become the gatekeepers of participating in society.

>>donmcr+nI
Who's going to break them down? The governments also want this.