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I mean I'm still saying that I'd rather know who the fucking making the apps that are going on my phone. I don't want some random jack hole that don't know what the fuck they're doing or that's allowing spyware into their app or allowing some Bitcoin minor or bond creator on my phone. I'm okay with this move. Google is not saying that you can't create apps and you can't even not create apps off of the Play store. What they're saying is that you have to be verified to have the apps allowed to be installed on your system. Most people can barely run their phones let alone keep them secure. So while it's an unpopular opinion I personally think it's a good move.
This is not the way. Plenty of apps on Google Play Store, where developer ID is already done, are straight up malware. Google does not manually review all the code on the app store and allows closed-source apps. The way to prevent these harms is to use free open source (therefore auditable in the open) apps that can be compiled by a trusted 3rd party like F-Droid if not yourself. This trick that Google is pulling prevents this because the apps have to be compiled and signed by the developers themselves (after being forced to ID themselves). There are plenty of reasons devs might want to not doxx themselves, and it shouldn't matter when the code is open source and can be audited.