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[–] Unusable3151@lemmy.ml 80 points 1 week ago (8 children)

This would require "verified" operating systems: No alternative Android-based OSes. No Linux phone. Hell, no Linux desktop, or at least we would be stuck with a big-tech-built proprietary web browser.

This is a terrible idea.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well it requires a verified source for the data. I don't see why it excludes open source at all.

[–] Unusable3151@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 week ago

Because of who decides how such verification gets built. Just look at what is happening with Android apps to know how big tech companies will handle it. https://f-droid.org/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html

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