Google is realizing that Apple is right: Curated is better for end users. Android has had a far worse malware problem than iOS; from a security standpoint, auth

Google is realizing that Apple is right: Curated is better for end users. Android has had a far worse malware problem than iOS; from a security standpoint, authoritative allowlisting is the only thing proven to have significant mitigating effect against malware attacks. Nerds are getting big mad now that Google is demanding the slightest modicum of accountability from them -- nowhere near as comprehensive as the system that helped make the iPhone the premier pick of privacy-conscious folks. Professional developers stand behind their code with their real names. If you are unwilling to do that much, you should not be able to release software to billions of users on the Android platform. That phone is not a Commodore 64. It is people's link to financial, health, educational, and government services. Compromise can have severe consequences. Just as we lock down corporate PCs to avoid leaking corporate information, phones should be locked down to avoid leaking personal information.