Tweaks to letter wording

Author: marcprux

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@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ While we do recognize the importance of platform security and user safety, the A
 
 **1\. Gatekeeping Beyond Google's Own Store**
 
-Android has historically been characterized as an open platform where users and developers can operate independently of Google's services. The proposed developer registration policy fundamentally alters that relationship by requiring developers who wish to distribute apps through alternative channels — their own websites, third-party app stores, enterprise distribution systems, or direct transfers — to first seek permission from Google through a mandatory verification process, which involves the agreement to Google's terms and conditions, the payment of a fee, and the surrendering of government-issued identification.
+Android has historically been characterized as an open platform where users and developers can operate independently of Google's services. The proposed developer registration policy fundamentally alters that relationship by requiring developers who wish to distribute apps through alternative channels — their own websites, third-party app stores, enterprise distribution systems, or direct transfers — to first seek permission from Google through a mandatory verification process, which involves the agreement to Google's terms and conditions, the payment of a fee, and the uploading of government-issued identification.
 
 This extends Google's gatekeeping authority beyond its own marketplace into distribution channels where it has no legitimate operational role. Developers who choose not to use Google's services should not be forced to register with, and submit to the judgement of, Google. Centralizing the registration of all applications worldwide also gives Google newfound powers to completely disable any app it wants to, for any reason, for the entire Android ecosystem.
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Mandatory registration creates friction and barriers to entry, particularly for:
 *   Researchers and academics developing experimental applications
 *   Internal enterprise and government applications never intended for broad public distribution
 
-Every additional bureaucratic hurdle reduces diversity in the software ecosystem and concentrates power in the hands of large, established players who can more easily absorb such compliance costs.
+Every additional bureaucratic hurdle reduces diversity in the software ecosystem and concentrates power in the hands of large established players who can more easily absorb such compliance costs.
 
 **3\. Privacy and Surveillance Concerns**  
 
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ Requiring registration with Google creates a comprehensive database of all Andro
 *   What personal information developers must provide
 *   How this information will be stored, secured, and used
 *   Whether this data could be subject to government requests or legal processes
-*   The potential for tracking developer activity across the ecosystem
-*   The implications for developers working on privacy-preserving or politically sensitive applications
+*   To what extent developer activity is tracked across the ecosystem
+*   What this means for developers working on privacy-preserving or politically sensitive applications
 
 Developers should have the right to create and distribute software without submitting to unnecessary surveillance or scrutiny.
 
@@ -109,11 +109,11 @@ This requirement allows Google to collect intelligence on all Android developmen
 *   Competitive threats to Google's own services
 *   Market trends and user preferences outside of Google's ecosystem
 
-This information asymmetry provides Google with significant competitive advantages and may allow it to preempt, copy, or undermine competing products and services, and opens many questions about antitrust.
+This information asymmetry provides Google with significant competitive advantages, allows it to preempt, copy, and undermine competing products and services, and may open many questions about antitrust.
 
 **6\. Regulatory concerns**  
 
-Regulatory authorities worldwide, including the European Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, and competition authorities in multiple jurisdictions, have increasingly scrutinized dominant platforms' ability to preference their own services and restrict competition, demanding more openness and interoperability. We also acknowledge the growing concern on regulatory intervention increasing mass surveillance, impeding software freedom, open internet and device neutrality.
+Regulatory authorities worldwide, including the European Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, and competition authorities in multiple jurisdictions, have increasingly scrutinized dominant platforms' ability to preference their own services and restrict competition, demanding more openness and interoperability. We additionally note growing concerns around regulatory intervention increasing mass surveillance, impeding software freedom, open internet and device neutrality.
 
 We urge Google to find alternative ways to comply with regulatory obligations by promoting models that respect Android's open nature without increasing gatekeeper control over the platform.
 
@@ -126,17 +126,17 @@ The Android platform already includes multiple security mechanisms that do not r
 *   Google Play Protect (which users can choose to enable or disable)
 *   Developer signing certificates that establish software provenance
 
-No evidence has been presented that these safeguards are insufficient to continue to protect Android users as they have for the past seventeen years of Android's existence. If Google's concern is genuinely about security rather than control, it should invest in improving these existing mechanisms rather than creating new bottlenecks and centralizing control.
+No evidence has been presented that these safeguards are insufficient to continue to protect Android users as they have for the entire seventeen years of Android's existence. If Google's concern is genuinely about security rather than control, it should invest in improving these existing mechanisms rather than creating new bottlenecks and centralizing control.
 
 ## Our Petition
 
 We call upon Google to:
 
-1.  **Immediately rescind** the mandatory developer registration requirement for third-party distribution
-2.  **Engage in transparent dialogue** with civil society, developers, and regulators about Android security improvements that respect openness and competition
-3.  **Commit to platform neutrality** by ensuring that Android remains a genuinely open platform where Google's role as platform provider does not conflict with its commercial interests
+1.  **Immediately rescind** the mandatory developer registration requirement for third-party distribution.
+2.  **Engage in transparent dialogue** with civil society, developers, and regulators about Android security improvements that respect openness and competition.
+3.  **Commit to platform neutrality** by ensuring that Android remains a genuinely open platform where Google's role as platform provider does not conflict with its commercial interests.
 
-Over the years, Android has evolved into a critical piece of technological infrastructure that is depended on by hundreds of governments, millions of businesses, and billions of citizens around the world. Unilaterally consolidating and centralizing the power to approve software into the hands of a single unaccountable corporation is antithetical to the principles of free speech, an affront to free software, an insurmountable barrier to competition, and a threat to digital sovereignty everywhere.
+Over the years, Android has evolved into a critical piece of technological infrastructure that serves hundreds of governments, millions of businesses, and billions of citizens around the world. Unilaterally consolidating and centralizing the power to approve software into the hands of a single unaccountable corporation is antithetical to the principles of free speech, an affront to free software, an insurmountable barrier to competition, and a threat to digital sovereignty everywhere.
 
 We implore Google to reverse course, end the developer verification program, and to begin working collaboratively with the broader community to advance security objectives without sacrificing the open principles upon which Android was built. The strength of the Android ecosystem has historically been its openness, and Google must work towards restoring its role as a faithful steward of that trust.