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Yep. In the announcement, they already got full green light approval from various governments basically saying this was a great idea and the clear path ahead.
by kotaKat 1y ago
Yep. In the announcement, they already got full green light approval from various governments basically saying this was a great idea and the clear path ahead.
> …with Indonesia’s Ministry of Communications and Digital Affairs praising it for providing a “balanced approach” that protects users while keeping Android open.
> …Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society sees it as a “positive and proactive measure” that aligns with their national digital safety policies.
> In Brazil, the Brazilian Federation of Banks (FEBRABAN) sees it as a “significant advancement in protecting users and encouraging accountability.”
- nashashmi 1y agoDid the US government not give endorsement?
- weirdpickles 1y agoThe "feature" isn't being rolled out to the US yet, so it doesn't appear that any official statement has been made one way or the other by the US government. Google is orchestrating buy-in with world governments. They've already signaled that this is happening everywhere, no matter what, and its just a paced rollout unfortunately.
- deltaburnt 1y agoThe restrictions are initially limited to those countries.
- username332211 1y agoThe fact that they haven't cited any endorsement from a first-world organization or government is interesting. I'd be curious to know, if it was because they never asked for one or because they never got one?
- danillonunes 1y agoFEBRABAN is an association that represents the banks at the federal level, but it's not a government entity.