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> prosecute Google for fraudulently marketing Android as open and force them to keep their promise. Sorry man. The EU Cyber Resilience Act is forcing these ch
by stockresearcher 1y ago
> prosecute Google for fraudulently marketing Android as open and force them to keep their promise.
Sorry man. The EU Cyber Resilience Act is forcing these changes. An operating system is a class 1 important product. A tamper-resistant microchip is a class 2 important product. A device with a secure element is a critical product. Your smartphone has all of these pieces. Manufactures must follow a list of best practices to enjoy a presumption of conformity. That list of best practices is being compiled and made ready for publication, with full effect in 2026/2027. Google knows what is coming. Everyone big knows what’s coming.
True open source with no monetization can get a pass. Everyone else has to do this.
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202402847 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L...
- GeekyBear 1y agoThere is no reason to punish users outside the EU who still have the legal right to demand that Google keep its word.
- hyghjiyhu 1y agoPlease explain to me what the relevant parts are. What are the requirement that forces verified developers?
- stockresearcher 1y agoScheduled to be published in December.
- NotPractical 1y agoEven if the idea originally came from the EU, the fact that Google is rolling it out worldwide would seem to indicate that they already wanted to do this, no? And regardless of whether they wanted to or not (inside the EU), it does not invalidate criticism of the move from outside of the EU.
- sam_lowry_ 1y ago> True open source with no monetization Even RMS needs money once in a while, short of eating bits of his own flesh.. oh wait!