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Except on iOS you get: - Prompt to allow app to act like VPN - Having to enter your passcode after said prompt It's impossible for apps to MITM silently.
by jawngee 9y ago
Except on iOS you get:
- Prompt to allow app to act like VPN
- Having to enter your passcode after said prompt
It's impossible for apps to MITM silently.
- comex 9y agoAnd for the record, the prompt is explicit about the risk: "All network activity on this iPhone may be filtered or monitored when using VPN."
- evilduck 9y agoAnd you get a big "VPN" status icon that's at the top of the screen the entire time it's running.
- devy 9y agoTotal noob question: is it possible for iOS app to fake/emulate that system prompt to ask your passcode?
- s14ve 9y agoIt certainly was possible https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/10/beware-of-sketchy-ios-popups-that-want-your-apple-id/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/10/bewar... Not sure about the current state though.
- s14ve 9y agoBut is really common user reading these warnings? I know that without it we wouldn't have amazing apps like https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/adblock/id691121579 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/adblock/id691121579 , but i'm really not sure if its worth that risk for a common user that apple mostly targets with iOS.