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Did we win? Google to continue to allow side loading (liliputing.com)
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[–] Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 337 points 23 hours ago (22 children)

Making users wait 24 hours doesn't improve security; it's an anti-competitive change designed to make the Google Play store seem like less of a hassle in comparison.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 94 points 22 hours ago (21 children)

I can actually see where it can improve security against scammers trying to scam elderly and non-tech savvy people.

  • Scammer tries to get someone to install malware from their site
  • Victim isn't familiar with sideloading, but scammer instructs them
  • Victim hits the first time 24 hour block and has to restart and wait
  • The restart alone breaks contact with the scammer, scam thwarted

For the rest of us that know our way around Android, it's just a one time annoyance, after completing all the steps to enable sideloading, you won't have to wait 24 hours anymore.

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 63 points 22 hours ago (7 children)

It’s going to be effective, but it’s a sad world where you have to create a total nanny state because there exist a subset of users who are INCREDIBLY stupid.

[–] PseudorandomNoise@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 21 hours ago (4 children)

Is it still a subset when it's the majority?

And to be honest, the level of effort scammers are willing to go through is shocking, and AI's just making it easier for them.

[–] freeman@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 hours ago

Evidence that any significant percentage of people, never mind the majority, is getting scammed? Then how many of them via app installs?

[–] Anivia@feddit.org 2 points 11 hours ago

And to be honest, the level of effort scammers are willing to go through is shocking

Is it? If you live in a country like India, then a single successful scam will be able to pay for years of living expenses

[–] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 33 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Anything less than the whole is a subset, yes.

[–] zzffyfajzkzhnsweqm@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 hours ago

Strictly mathematically even the whole world is a subset of the whole world.

[–] CainTheLongshot@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

Something about the smartest bears vs the dumbest humans.

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