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I've been caught by this change. Google have requested that my app be audited by one of the suggested security firms. The lowest quote I have right now is $22k.
by jivings 8y ago
I've been caught by this change. Google have requested that my app be audited by one of the suggested security firms. The lowest quote I have right now is $22k.
We're a bootstrapped business with nowhere near this kind of cash, so this effectively means Google are shutting our service down.
What's crazy is that while this might help protect from negligent developers accidentally losing a few user keys, it doesn't really solve the real problems like it's claiming to. It in no way protects you from the worst offenders, the Cambridge Analytica's out there, the ones with plenty of cash, from still stealing or abusing your data. They can just pay to make this go away.
This is seriously bad news for any independent developers or small companies who are building apps on top of Google's API.
- tylerkovacs 8y agoI'm in the same situation and I can't figure out Google's reasoning here. It seems like an attempt to address bad publicity in the articles mentioned below - which largely boiled down to misleading reporting. And the remedy doesn't accomplish much outside hurting small developers and Google's reputation in the ecosystem. I'll never build anything on top of Google again. I might end up repurposing my work on top Outlook instead. From what I've heard, they are much more supportive of their developers. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/add-ins/ https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/add-ins/
- Eridrus 8y agoNot sure why Outlook is really relevant? Google still let's G Suite users do whatever they want.
- leowoo91 8y agoIt would be nice to dial down the cost for the existing customers, perhaps at least a year old ones. I hope they can find a way to support those cases. For sure, it will require unplanned effort for the businesses, let alone to stand in their previous finances.