▲ 57 ▼ Google plans to exempt sanctioned nations from Android developer verification (arstechnica.com) submitted 3 weeks ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/android@lemmy.world 14 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) Sanctioned nations shouldn't have Android phones with Google Play Services in the first place. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MoreZombies@quokk.au 8 points 3 weeks ago (3 children) So America's current administration could decide they don't like someone for petty reasons and cut that whole country off from using one of the two most adopted phone OS in the world? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago So America’s current administration could decide they don’t like someone for petty reasons and cut that whole country off from using one of the two most adopted phone OS in the world? Yes but only WRT Play Services. AOSP is not affected. That's why phones in China come with manufacturer specific replacements which is also why there are many different app stores there. Each manufacturer has their own. permalink fedilink source parent [–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) Yes. And this is why other countries should develop local / fully open-source OSs. Your entire digital infrastructure depending on a madman's whims is a national security problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MoreZombies@quokk.au 4 points 3 weeks ago I'm with you permalink fedilink source parent [–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 7 points 3 weeks ago Unfortunately that’s how sovereignty works. The US govt could sanction a country and prevent both if they wanted. It would get challenged in court though def permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MoreZombies@quokk.au 8 points 3 weeks ago (3 children) So America's current administration could decide they don't like someone for petty reasons and cut that whole country off from using one of the two most adopted phone OS in the world? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago So America’s current administration could decide they don’t like someone for petty reasons and cut that whole country off from using one of the two most adopted phone OS in the world? Yes but only WRT Play Services. AOSP is not affected. That's why phones in China come with manufacturer specific replacements which is also why there are many different app stores there. Each manufacturer has their own. permalink fedilink source parent [–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) Yes. And this is why other countries should develop local / fully open-source OSs. Your entire digital infrastructure depending on a madman's whims is a national security problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MoreZombies@quokk.au 4 points 3 weeks ago I'm with you permalink fedilink source parent [–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 7 points 3 weeks ago Unfortunately that’s how sovereignty works. The US govt could sanction a country and prevent both if they wanted. It would get challenged in court though def permalink fedilink source parent
[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago So America’s current administration could decide they don’t like someone for petty reasons and cut that whole country off from using one of the two most adopted phone OS in the world? Yes but only WRT Play Services. AOSP is not affected. That's why phones in China come with manufacturer specific replacements which is also why there are many different app stores there. Each manufacturer has their own. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) Yes. And this is why other countries should develop local / fully open-source OSs. Your entire digital infrastructure depending on a madman's whims is a national security problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MoreZombies@quokk.au 4 points 3 weeks ago I'm with you permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 7 points 3 weeks ago Unfortunately that’s how sovereignty works. The US govt could sanction a country and prevent both if they wanted. It would get challenged in court though def permalink fedilink source parent