Yeah, because iOS is so badly developed it’s open season for malware.. remember the clicker trojan? Or the many “interaction-less” bugs ? ‘Allowed’ by apple to install via apps in the ‘secure’ appstore.. never discovered by apple..
Again, nothing is perfect. But if you’re sitting here saying that an OS would be more secure with any/every app a user finds online you’re whack.
Good bye to Security and Privacy. It will open up the door access to Melware
The evolution of the business model for software was that smartphones introduced CHEAPER apps than what existed prior to the smartphone. That can't be denied. And yet the U.S. Senate seems to believe that smartphone app stores are somehow "anticompetitive". Anticompetitive with what? You're not going to get cheaper prices for games or apps on desktops/laptops or consoles.
I'm not so sure a law can target just 4 companies specifically. Like is Playstation and Xbox not specified?![]()
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee today approved the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, which means it will now move on to the Senate floor for a vote, reports The Wall Street Journal.
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The bill, which was first introduced over the summer, would require major changes to the App Store if passed in its current incarnation. It is designed to prevent "dominant platforms" from "abusing their gatekeeper power" by favoring their own products and services over those of competitors.
It would enable sideloading, a process by which iPhone and iPad users would be able to use alternate app stores or other means to install apps on their devices outside of the App Store. Earlier this week, Apple's Senior Director of Government Affairs Timothy Powderly said that implementing such a change would cause consumers to face "malware, ransomware, and scams."
Sideloading would "hurt competition and discourage innovation" by making it "much harder" to protect the privacy and security of personal devices in the United States, according to Apple.
Apple urged the Senate Judiciary Committee not to approve the act, but it will now advance. Several senators have suggested that they want to see changes implemented before voting in favor of the measure, so it could ultimately be toned down.
Senator Dianne Feinstein criticized the bill and said that it targets a "small number of specific companies," and Senator Alex Padilla said that it was difficult to "see the justification for a bill that regulates the behavior of only a handful of companies while allowing everyone else to continue engaging in that exact same behavior."
Other senators have complained that the bill in its current incarnation is not specific enough and could ultimately result in "collateral damage."
The bill is aimed specifically at Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon, but amendments will see it also including large foreign-owned tech platforms like TikTok. The Senate Judiciary Committee will also soon hear additional bills that also target tech companies.
Article Link: U.S. Senate Panel Approves Antitrust Bill That Would Allow Sideloading
Not necessarily. Today there is one and only one installation vector. It is pretty well locked down. Adding in the ability to side load, even if off by default, is adding a door to the wall.
F-that, say HELL-O to the return of PIRACY.
The U.S. Senate doesn't appear to be concerned with individual voting rights, so I'll take a wild guess and say side loading really has nothing to with individual rights either.
Can you even get official VW parts for a Beetle that old?
You can't guarantee that though, if sideloading is allowed what if companies pull the app from the app store and only distribute it via sideloading? Then it does most definitely impact and *removes* that choice where I can get everything via the app store.
Apple’s status as both the referee and a player on the sole authorized general-purpose app distribution platform for iOS gives them an opportunity to disadvantage apps and services against which they compete, to break rules that they expect others to follow, and to access sensitive financial information regarding competitors in order to capture ideas that are taking off and proceed to either acquire or copy them.
Here is a solution for you, don't download anything from Mel.Good bye to Security and Privacy. It will open up the door access to Melware
I forgot about cracked apps. This would be somewhat hilarious for lawmakers to open the door on deadly skeletons (figuratively speaking). What happens when choosing the lazy way.
Then you aren’t forced to reward that developer’s decision by installing that app. The fact that sideloading would most likely be disabled by default and buried deep in Settings and probably multiple scary dialogs requiring user confirmation to enable that functionality in the first place is enough of a UX hindrance to offer a compelling reason to stay in the App Store for an overwhelming majority of developers. That's without even getting to the issue of how to tell people how to find your app outside the App Store, how to deal with updates, and so on.
You’re entitled to your detached from reality opinion. Never heard apple describe MacOs as vulnerable with all the any/every app a user can find online.. it’s not about finding, it’s about installing. Someone would be detached from reality to do so..
Why don't I have the right to control my phone that I bought and paid for?
