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Paying without Google: New consortium wants to remove custom ROM hurdles creating an open source alternative to Google Play Integrity (www.heise.de)

submitted 1 month ago by Argyle13@lemmy.world to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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Pay securely with an Android smartphone, completely without Google services: This is the plan being developed by the newly founded industry consortium led by the German Volla Systeme GmbH. It is an open-source alternative to Google Play Integrity. This proprietary interface decides on Android smartphones with Google Play services whether banking, government, or wallet apps are allowed to run on a smartphone.

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[-] John_CalebBradberton@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

This is a fantastic initiative.

[-] zjti8eit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 month ago

Why not just use cash? Untraceable, nearly ubiquitous acceptance, are they just too lazy to go to the bank?

[-] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

in some countries it's fallen out of fashion. in others, people are too lazy to bring a slim wallet with themselves and select the bills and coins every time they want to spend

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