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[โ€“] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 37 points 13 hours ago (21 children)

Can someone "redpilled by corporate" explain me how this policy actually increase security?

It's trivial for a malware developer to pay $25 with a stolen card and a stolen id

Look at the "verified" bots on xitter, they didn't solve the bots problem, rather just monetized it

I presume they are implying that the play store review process will catch compromised apps? Not likely considering how many dodgy apps have been found on play store. It's just another controlling act.

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