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37 Organizations Including EFF and FSF Fight Google's Android Developer Verification — 667 Upvotes on r/programming | MindPattern

37 Organizations Including EFF and FSF Fight Google's Android Developer Verification — 667 Upvotes on r/programming

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A Techlore video opposing Google's Android Developer Verification program hit 667 upvotes and 163 comments on r/programming. The policy, enforced starting September 2026 in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand (global 2027), requires all developers to register with Google before distributing apps — even outside the Play Store. Signatories including Article 19, EFF, Free Software Foundation, F-Droid, Fastmail, and Vivaldi published an open letter to Sundar Pichai citing privacy, antitrust, and developer access concerns.

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