Following backlash, Google has adjusted plans to introduce mandatory identity verification rules for developers.
Announced in August, the rules would have forced all Android developers to prove their identities, starting next year. That would have involved providing official ID and paying a small fee, even if their apps were sold or distributed outside the Google Play Store. Apps from unverified developers would then be blocked for installation on certified Android devices.
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