Deceptive language frequently used against consumers: Difference between revisions
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Developers applying for approval are required to violate their privacy by disclosing their real-life identity to Google. | Developers applying for approval are required to violate their privacy by disclosing their real-life identity to Google. | ||
Google used false benevolence to excuse this restriction: | Google used false benevolence to excuse this restriction:<ref>{{Cite web |last=Temelkov |first=Ilia |date=2025-08-25 |title=Google will make sideloading apps way more difficult from next year |url=https://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-will-make-sideloading-apps-way-more-difficult-from-next-year_id173542 |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=PhoneArea}}</ref> | ||
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Google says you should think of the new requirements like checking IDs at the airport. | Google says you should think of the new requirements like checking IDs at the airport. | ||
</blockquote> | </blockquote>Google is implying to users that "because it's necessary and accepted there, it's just as necessary here too". This is an invalid comparison given that airplanes belong to their respective airlines while a smartphone belongs to the person who purchased it. It is more similar to Google installing an airport security station infront of home owners' doorsteps. Google takes ownership away from smartphone buyers by assuming the final authority on which software can run on Android devices. | ||
Google is implying to users that "because it's necessary and accepted there, it's just as necessary here too". This is an invalid comparison given that airplanes belong to their respective airlines while a smartphone belongs to the person who purchased it. It is more similar to Google installing an airport security station infront of home owners' doorsteps. Google takes ownership away from smartphone buyers by assuming the final authority on which software can run on Android devices. | |||
===Storage access restrictions in Android=== | ===Storage access restrictions in Android=== | ||