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From: Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com>
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Subject: Re: Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users
Date: Sat, 09 May 2026 10:08:31 +0100
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Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> writes:

>
>    Google's new reCAPTCHA requires 25.41.30 or higher.
>
> 5. Had it not been higher than required, I'd have to install the
>    checker APK.
>    <https://github.com/1nikolas/play-integrity-checker-app>
>    <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gr.nikolasspyr.integritycheck>
>    adb install play-integrity-checker.apk

Why? The phone doesn't sound very degoogled.

This action by Google might run up against EU's Digital Markets Act,
which designates Google as a gatekeeper and places obligations around
interoperability and not using one market position to leverage another.