Hacker Newsroom for 03 July: Android Verification, Virginia Geodata Ban, Spain Blocks Palantir, PeerTube Federation

Hacker Newsroom for 03 July recaps major Hacker News stories, moving through android verification, virginia geodata ban, spain blocks palantir, peertube federation.

1. Android Verification

The next story is Android Developer Verification: Threat masquerading as protection, an F-Droid article arguing that Google is using a malware-prevention program to turn Android into a more tightly controlled, centrally approved app ecosystem. The article says the stated security benefit is narrow, but the real effect is to give Google broad power over which developers and apps can run outside its preferred channels, with an initial rollout scheduled for...