• tinned_tomatoes@feddit.uk
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    21 hours ago

    Google has made an important concession. The company says it is now developing an “advanced flow that allows experienced users to accept the risks of installing software that isn’t verified.” This installation flow will include safeguards to protect people who are being coerced into installing a dangerous app, or tricked by a scammer, along with “clear warnings to ensure users fully understand the risks involved.”

    It’s just going to be an evolution of the existing toggle, with a bit more scary language around it.

    • trevor (he/they)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      20 hours ago

      Again: Google would not be doing this if there was no perceived benefit for them. If it was merely a matter of adding a scarier warning, then what purpose does the new “student/hobbyist” account type that restricts the number of devices your app can be installed on serve??