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>> We’ve implemented important protections to ensure users are still protected while enjoying choice in apps.

>> However, Epic’s proposal would force Google to remove them — severely curtailing our ability to protect users from potentially malicious apps.

I'm having trouble parsing this. What is them? Sideloaded apps? How would removing some 3rd party's app decrease security?

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"them" refers to the "important protections" that Google would supposedly need to remove. It's written that Google can still block malware and bad app stores, although that's probably a judgement call that'll be expensive to litigate?

Okay. That helps. Now I can isolate that bit of GooglePoo from the rest of the corporate klaxoning.

AIUI Google is still permitted to block malware, but its practical ability declines.

"Them" refers to "important protections".

Epic's proposal forbids Google from doing as little as displaying any kind of warning that a side loaded app or store could be malicious.

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