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Google's shocking developer decree struggles to justify the urgent threat to F-Droid (www.neowin.net)
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[–] JeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

This involves paying a fee, agreeing to non-negotiable terms, and uploading personal government ID documents.

False.

There is no fee.

This article is garbage.

[–] chimp@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

You can send them your info for free, but for them to verify your app you need to pay $25

[–] Paddy66@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

I'd be more worried about having to send gov ID docs - more creepy control by Google.