But these users can fuck their phone up perfectly fine with the offerings provided by the horribly curated play store and thats even intentional. I dont doubt there are also techilliterate users who seek out dodgy sites to sideload some shitty apk. But i dont believe google one bit this move is made to make the experience more secure for this subset of users. Its about as much control as possible over their platform because the line must go up.
But i dont believe google one bit this move is made to make the experience more secure for this subset of users.
It’s in their financial interests if their platforms aren’t synonymous with data breaches. So yes, the security of users is a prerequisite to their profit-driven goals.
But these users can fuck their phone up perfectly fine with the offerings provided by the horribly curated play store and thats even intentional. I dont doubt there are also techilliterate users who seek out dodgy sites to sideload some shitty apk. But i dont believe google one bit this move is made to make the experience more secure for this subset of users. Its about as much control as possible over their platform because the line must go up.
It’s in their financial interests if their platforms aren’t synonymous with data breaches. So yes, the security of users is a prerequisite to their profit-driven goals.