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Google's multiple security warnings cause install friction for users 'sideloading' apps, top manager tells Australian court

By Saloni Sinha ( May 8, 2024, 08:20 GMT | Insight) -- A top manager at Google has acknowledged in an Australian court that is hearing a landmark antitrust lawsuit that the multiple “unknown source” warnings appearing on a mobile device while direct downloading an app cause install friction for users. Epic had argued in the opening weeks of the trial that these warnings created friction for users and deterred them from completing the download process. Google had rejected the argument, saying that the warnings were important for security purposes. However, Google Security Engineering Manager Sebastian Porst today accepted that the warnings do cause install friction for users.A top manager at Google has acknowledged in an Australian court that is hearing a landmark antitrust lawsuit that the multiple “unknown source” warnings that appear on mobile devices while direct downloading an app cause install friction for users....

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