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Re: Huawei ML Kit – Integration of Scene Detection-Huawei Developer

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It is good that Huawei is releasing software APIs for developers. However, despite them having the best phone cameras, I can't have one and be their customer. I would really want to though.

The core of the problem predates the Google ban:

https://www.androidauthority.com/huawei-bootloader-unlocking...

When they then famously were banned from accessing Google tech beyond AOSP, they stick to this previous policy instead of embracing open source software on their devices, supporting alternate ROMs like LineageOS or even making them the default instead of their seemingly average Android version.

Re: Huawei ML Kit – Integration of Scene Detection-Huawei Developer

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I was looking forward to publish apps on Huawei's AppGallery [1], but the requirement for identity verification [2][3] is a major turn-off, considering the increased risk of our personal data being misused by government entities. The same is true for Xiaomi's Mi Store.

From Huawei's developer site:

> HUAWEI AppGallery, HUAWEI's official app distribution platform, is the world's first app market to implement a developer identity verification system.

[1] https://appgallery.huawei.com

[2] https://developer.huawei.com/consumer/en/appgallery

[3] https://developer.huawei.com/consumer/en/doc/start/10122

Re: Huawei ML Kit – Integration of Scene Detection-Huawei Developer

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post #4

I was looking forward to publish apps on Huawei's AppGallery [1], but the requirement for identity verification [2][3] is a major turn-off, considering the increased risk of our personal data being misused by government entities. The same is true for Xiaomi's Mi Store. From Huawei's developer site: > HUAWEI AppGallery, HUAWEI's official app distribution platform, is the world's first app market to implement a develop…

Why do they need your bank document and/or bank statements?

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post #4

I was looking forward to publish apps on Huawei's AppGallery [1], but the requirement for identity verification [2][3] is a major turn-off, considering the increased risk of our personal data being misused by government entities. The same is true for Xiaomi's Mi Store. From Huawei's developer site: > HUAWEI AppGallery, HUAWEI's official app distribution platform, is the world's first app market to implement a develop…

Apple requires identity verification for certain individual developers too (and all organizations AFAIK):

https://developer.apple.com/support/identity-verification/

> Identity verification is required for:

> Account Holders based in the United States or China mainland.

> Account Holders of organizations based in China mainland.

> Developers based in the United States or China mainland who wish to accept the transfer of the Account Holder role.

Google Play seems to have this too, although their support page is unclear about who it applies to, and I have no personal experience: https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answ...

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I was looking forward to publish apps on Huawei's AppGallery [1], but the requirement for identity verification [2][3] is a major turn-off, considering the increased risk of our personal data being misused by government entities. The same is true for Xiaomi's Mi Store. From Huawei's developer site: > HUAWEI AppGallery, HUAWEI's official app distribution platform, is the world's first app market to implement a develop…

Why do they need your bank document and/or bank statements?

Don’t know about elsewhere but in the U.S. bank statements is usually one of the documents used to prove your address.

Re: Huawei ML Kit – Integration of Scene Detection-Huawei Developer

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Do they release such APIs so that the CCP won't need to put up so much infrastructure because subjects will analyse content on their own devices?

Why is this being downvoted? I know I am not alone in wanting a technical overview of the role of CCP and GFW when consuming these API's from outside China... is this real innovation in silicon or just another way of offloading data (or a mix)?

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why do they need your bank document and/or bank statements?

Don’t know about elsewhere but in the U.S. bank statements is usually one of the documents used to prove your address.

Why do they need your address?
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