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[–] DieserTypMatthias@lemmy.ml 3 points 22 hours ago

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/google-plans-to-exempt-sanctioned-nations-from-android-developer-verification/

From what I've seen and heard of, this'll be bound to privileged Google Mobile Services and to the Play Store (obviously). So GrapheneOS users are unaffected.

[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Their safety over our privacy, their privacy over our safety

[–] madeindex@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago
[–] gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

people talk about "safety" vs "privacy", but privacy is safety in an oppressive regime.

[–] madeindex@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago
[–] irotsoma@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago

It's their safety, not ours. Safety of their wallet and their unpopular ideals. Privacy is the antithesis of control since revolutions require privacy to organize whether those are social revolutions like women getting the right to show their hair in public or to vote or more aggressive revolutions.