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What are talking about? Android Device Verification has nothing to do with what websites browsers can access.

It does with reCaptcha: https://www.androidauthority.com/grapheneos-google-apple-app...

Yes, Google could do a lot of things, in theory. Doesn’t mean they’re doing it.

As android shows: they are doing it

They are doing it now. You can already see that captcha around online, and cannot get past it without surrendering your identity to them.

The point is, they are doing it...

Recaptcha already requires a Google-certified Android device today. That does heavily restrict what websites a browser can access.

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