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Of course it's a jump. The original claim seems like pure FUD to me. If you don't have a Google account on the phone, then the Play store does not work. If you
by codeka 14y ago
Of course it's a jump. The original claim seems like pure FUD to me. If you don't have a Google account on the phone, then the Play store does not work.
If you have a Google account, then you trust Google. If you don't trust Google then it would seem silly to have a Google account.
- hosay123 14y agoIt's ridiculous to call this FUD in a thread about a few million Chrome instances being accidentally DoS'd by the same company. The ultimatum you describe (which is also the present reality) isn't the only possibility here. Even a simple confirmation dialog box is enough to prevent a situation where an evil actor could silently mass-install malware on every Android device, or for that matter an authoritarian actor installing legal spyware outside the device owner's control.