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Let Google know what you think about their proposed restrictions on sideloading Android apps. - Android developer verification requirements [Feedback Form] (docs.google.com)
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[โ€“] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I would argue that was the definition even in the early 2000s. then it became a business model for famous companies.

[โ€“] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago

True, even in the early 2000s, an application tracking your laptop locations would be treated as extremely dangerous spyware and the relevant could would be treated as a borderline criminal actor.