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		WhereIsTheTruth 14 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow i... In the technofeudal new world order, your smartphone is not just a device, it is your gov issued digital ID/wallet The Apple/Google OS duopoly exists by design, they view bootloader unlocking and sideloading as threats because they break that control They want to be able to define and/or revoke your existence in the system No escape, because no alternative

danelski 14 days ago [–]

Exactly. For most people not having a bank app, probably no digital payments due to that, and no government-issued digital ID is too much friction to even consider any alternative.

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