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> The review process what makes iOS so useful. People can install random software in a way you can’t safely do on Windows Counter opinion Billions of devices

> The review process what makes iOS so useful. People can install random software in a way you can’t safely do on Windows Counter opinion Billions of devices are scanned everyday thanks to specialized software that do it locally They are called anti virus (also check for malware, trojan, backdoor, rootkit etc. etc.)

Retric 6y ago
You can do incredible amounts of harm to your PC without installing a virus. Ironically installing every virus scanning software at the same time results in massive issues.
- romanoderoma 6y ago
  > Ironically installing every virus scanning software at the same time results in massive issues. That's both fun and saddening, and also true But I have to say that Apple store policies results in massive issues as well The illusion of choice is more dangerous than too much freedom.
nemothekid 6y ago
>They are called anti virus (also check for malware, trojan, backdoor, rootkit etc. etc.) 1. And most anti-virus are considered a scam by most people 2. Apps that make egregious use of device APIs to implement tracking won't be flagged as a virus.
- romanoderoma 6y ago
  > 1. And most anti-virus are considered a scam by most people Many people consider iPhone prices a scam and yet... > 2. Apps that make egregious use of device APIs to implement tracking won't be flagged as a virus. That's true for the iPhone as well Apple itself track its users. from a news report in the Washington Post > Apple says, “What happens on your iPhone stays on your iPhone.” Our privacy experiment showed 5,400 hidden app trackers guzzled our data — in a single week The point was that the check could be implemented by third party software on the device or by a software specifically crafted by the publishers, you don't need the Apple check, which is also very opaque.

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> The review process what makes iOS so useful. People can install random software in a way you can’t safely do on Windows Counter opinion Billions of devices

by romanoderoma 6y ago

Retric 6y ago
You can do incredible amounts of harm to your PC without installing a virus. Ironically installing every virus scanning software at the same time results in massive issues.
- romanoderoma 6y ago
  > Ironically installing every virus scanning software at the same time results in massive issues. That's both fun and saddening, and also true But I have to say that Apple store policies results in massive issues as well The illusion of choice is more dangerous than too much freedom.
nemothekid 6y ago
>They are called anti virus (also check for malware, trojan, backdoor, rootkit etc. etc.) 1. And most anti-virus are considered a scam by most people 2. Apps that make egregious use of device APIs to implement tracking won't be flagged as a virus.
- romanoderoma 6y ago
  > 1. And most anti-virus are considered a scam by most people Many people consider iPhone prices a scam and yet... > 2. Apps that make egregious use of device APIs to implement tracking won't be flagged as a virus. That's true for the iPhone as well Apple itself track its users. from a news report in the Washington Post > Apple says, “What happens on your iPhone stays on your iPhone.” Our privacy experiment showed 5,400 hidden app trackers guzzled our data — in a single week The point was that the check could be implemented by third party software on the device or by a software specifically crafted by the publishers, you don't need the Apple check, which is also very opaque.