Keep Android Open

An Open Letter to Google regarding Mandatory Developer Registration for Android App Distribution Open Letter to Google Regarding Mandatory Developer Registration for Third-Party App Distribution

The first week of our Open Letter to Keep Android Open has been a resounding success! Our signatories list has grown to nearly 50 organizations from 20 countries around the world, including the @eff.org, @openmedia.org, @vivaldi.com, and many more!
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With developer verification, Google's Apple envy threatens to dismantle Android's open legacy Questions remain as Google prepares to lock down Android app distribution in the name of security.

For the moment, Android users still have the final say in what software runs on their increasingly locked-down smartphones, though later this year, Google plans to seriously curtail that freedom in the name of security.