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Apple doesn't ban web browsers, they couldn't give a rat's arse about that. They ban PROT_EXEC. Apple's position is essentially that iOS already has a perfectl
by alextgordon 11y ago
Apple doesn't ban web browsers, they couldn't give a rat's arse about that. They ban PROT_EXEC.
Apple's position is essentially that iOS already has a perfectly good JavaScript engine (JavaScriptCore) and the security risks of allowing apps to use mprotect/mmap far outweigh the benefits of allowing other JS engines.