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src/data/quotes/community.yaml

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author: "Tiraon"
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source: "Tildes"
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url: "https://tildes.net/~tech/1qii#comment-gisv"
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- quote: "I teach digital literacy and 99% of unsavory software I encounter on people's phones come from the Play Store or App Store. I will believe they're serious about protecting users when I see them do something about the crap ton of borderline scam apps infesting their stores."
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author: "1995ToyotaCorolla"
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source: "Lemmy"
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url: "https://lemmy.world/post/44485196"
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- quote: "Whatever Google is doing kind of scares me. We have a big DIY community of diabetics in Germany running tools like AndroidAPS that cannot ever be distributed through official channels."
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author: "pimeys"
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author_note: "Type 1 diabetic, DIY medical software"
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source: "Lobsters"
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url: "https://lobste.rs/s/uikg3e/open_letter_google_regarding_mandatory"
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- quote: "I want to deploy apps on my device. They are my apps, it's my device, and I should not be required to ask for permission to do so."
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author: "fsniper"
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source: "Hacker News"
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url: "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47449384"
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- quote: "We are talking about something categorically worse than vendor lock-in: Collective vendor lock-in."
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author: "anordal"
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source: "Lobsters"
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url: "https://lobste.rs/s/ckm3vb/what_we_talk_about_when_we_talk_about"
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- quote: "If Android's sandbox and permission systems actually worked, then the mere act of installing an app from an arbitrary source would be as harmless as visiting an arbitrary website."
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author: "mwcampbell"
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source: "Lobsters"
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url: "https://lobste.rs/s/g1ktjl/android_developer_verification"
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- quote: "There's an entire genre of scamming where the scammers spend months building rapport with their victims before cashing out. One day is nothing."
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author: "free_bip"
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author_note: "on the 24-hour wait defeating scammers"
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source: "Hacker News"
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url: "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47444831"
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- quote: "Brazil government app refuses to operate with developer mode on."
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author: "flykespice"
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author_note: "developer in Brazil"
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source: "Hacker News"
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url: "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47446268"
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- quote: "All the banking and payment apps in India refuse to open if you have developer mode on."
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author: "nibbleyou"
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author_note: "developer in India"
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source: "Hacker News"
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url: "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47450009"
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- quote: "Android is for everyone, provided they submit to Google exclusively."
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author: "gumby271"
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source: "Hacker News"
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url: "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47581715"
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- quote: "Don't beg. Don't get in a position that freedoms depend on the whims of a corporation or willingness of a government to regulate them. Build."
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author: "jzb"
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source: "Lobsters"
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url: "https://lobste.rs/s/uikg3e/open_letter_google_regarding_mandatory"
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- quote: "Can't come at a worse time. People are just learning to make things through vibe coding, and they're gonna want to put their own apps on their phones. And now Google says no."
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author: "Serinus"
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source: "Lemmy"
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url: "https://lemmy.world/post/44130515"
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- quote: "The phrase 'sideload' is psychological propaganda we are all best off rejecting."
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author: "WaffleMonster"
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source: "Slashdot"
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url: "https://developers.slashdot.org/story/26/03/19/1832217/google-details-new-24-hour-process-to-sideload-unverified-android-apps"
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- quote: "It is a disgrace how Google has managed this situation. The promised 'advanced flow' hasn't appeared in any Android 16 or 17 betas. Google is quietly proceeding with the original lockdown."
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author: "fermigier"
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source: "Hacker News"
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url: "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47092304"
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- quote: "Social engineering is destroyed with education, not with restriction and control. Trading freedom for safety eliminates both."
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author: "survirtual"
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source: "Hacker News"
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url: "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47453757"

src/data/quotes/editorials.yaml

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- quote: "This policy represents a dramatic departure from Android's decades-old tradition of openness, in which developers could build and share apps freely without first submitting to a centralized authority."
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source: "Biometric Update"
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url: "https://www.biometricupdate.com/202603/fight-over-developer-id-verification-reshapes-android-debate"
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- quote: "This is not a developer account sign-up. This is comprehensive surveillance of the software development ecosystem."
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source: "PixelUnion"
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url: "https://pixelunion.eu/blog/2026/03/google-closing-android-ecosystem/"
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- quote: "One US corporation is placing itself between every Android developer and every Android user on earth."
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source: "PixelUnion"
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url: "https://pixelunion.eu/blog/2026/03/google-closing-android-ecosystem/"
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- quote: "Android is no longer the scrappy rebel. It's just another empire tightening the drawbridge."
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source: "Newsfangled"
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url: "https://newsfangled.co.uk/death-of-sideloading/"
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- quote: "Freedom of choice is being reframed as a 'security risk.'"
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source: "Newsfangled"
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url: "https://newsfangled.co.uk/death-of-sideloading/"
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- quote: "The proposed Android Developer Verification program isn't a security update; it's a kill switch for the open ecosystem."
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author: "Hillary Keverenge"
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source: "Tech-ish Kenya"
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url: "https://tech-ish.com/2026/03/02/google-is-closing-android-but-50-organizations-are-fighting-back/"
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- quote: "Android does not just warn anymore. It enforces."
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author: "Youssef Mabrouk"
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source: "Ostorlab"
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url: "https://blog.ostorlab.co/android-requires-developer-verification-starting-from-2026.html"
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- quote: "The requirement extends Google's gatekeeping authority from its own Play Store to every alternative distribution channel on Android."
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source: "LLM Advocates"
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url: "https://llmadvocates.com/post?slug=google-android-developer-registry-government-id-2026-india"
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- quote: "Google isn't certifying apps, they're certifying developers. This implies that the company can somehow predict whether a developer will do something malicious in the future."
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author: "Cory Doctorow"
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source: "Pluralistic"
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url: "https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/01/fulu/"
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- quote: "This is a form of malicious compliance with the court orders stemming from its losses to Epic Games."
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author: "Cory Doctorow"
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source: "Pluralistic"
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url: "https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/01/fulu/"

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- quote: "We are running out of time until Google becomes the gate-keeper of all users devices."
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source: "F-Droid"
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url: "https://f-droid.org/en/2026/02/24/open-letter-opposing-developer-verification.html"
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- quote: "There are governments who might very much like to know the names of the developers of those applications so that they can go after them."
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author: "Corynne McSherry, Legal Director"
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source: "Electronic Frontier Foundation"
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url: "https://android.gadgethacks.com/news/googles-new-android-sideloading-rules-start-august-2026/"
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- quote: "Independent software distribution on Android will now require Google's explicit permission."
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source: "AdGuard"
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url: "https://adguard.com/en/blog/google-android-app-verification-requirement-petition.html"
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- quote: "Android's biggest strength has always been its openness. That's what attracted developers and users in the first place."
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source: "AdGuard"
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url: "https://adguard.com/en/blog/google-android-app-verification-requirement-petition.html"
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- quote: "MEP Christel Schaldemose formally questioned whether Google's mandatory central registration is compatible with the Digital Markets Act."
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source: "European Parliament"
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url: "https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-10-2026-001419_EN.html"
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- quote: "Remember: It's your phone, your data, your freedom. Don't let Google take it away."
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source: "Tuta"
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url: "https://tuta.com/blog/google-wants-to-kill-android-freedom"
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- quote: "The European Pirate Party called for proportionate and transparent measures that ensure security without restricting innovation, limiting anonymity, or distorting competition."
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source: "European Pirate Party"
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url: "https://europeanpirates.eu/european-pirate-partys-stance-on-googles-android-developer-verification-requirement/"

src/data/quotes/tech-press.yaml

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- quote: "Open letter warns mandatory registration 'threatens innovation, competition, privacy and user freedom'"
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source: "Infosecurity Magazine"
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url: "https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/google-android-dev-verification/"
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- quote: "Google's Attack on Sideloading Will Rob Android of One of Its Best Features"
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source: "How-To Geek"
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url: "https://www.howtogeek.com/googles-attack-on-sideloading-will-rob-android-of-one-of-its-best-features/"
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- quote: "F-Droid Says Google Is Lying About the Future of Sideloading on Android"
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source: "How-To Geek"
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url: "https://www.howtogeek.com/f-droid-says-google-is-lying-about-the-future-of-sideloading-on-android/"
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- quote: "I've been an Android user for almost 15 years -- and Google's sideloading changes are pushing me back to iPhone"
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source: "Tom's Guide"
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url: "https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/android-phones/ive-been-an-android-user-for-almost-15-years-and-googles-sideloading-changes-are-pushing-me-back-to-iphone"
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- quote: "Sideloading on Android? Soon It'll Be Like a TSA Check for Apps"
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source: "Android Headlines"
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url: "https://www.androidheadlines.com/2025/08/sideloading-on-android-soon-itll-be-like-a-tsa-check-for-apps.html"
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- quote: "Android app store provider Aptoide hits Google with fresh lawsuit alleging monopoly and anticompetitive chokehold"
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source: "Benzinga"
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url: "https://www.benzinga.com/news/legal/26/04/51822171/android-app-store-provider-hits-google-with-fresh-lawsuit-alleging-monopoly-and-anticompetitive-chokeh"

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