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974 European Consortium Wants Open-Source Alternative To Google Play Integrity

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 03/09/2026 23:30 EDT

European Consortium Wants Open-Source Alternative To Google Play Integrity

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Heise: 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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