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facebook literally already got their hand slapped for abusing the very limited sideloading mechanisms that Apple already provided. https://arstechnica.com/gadg
by paulmd 5y ago
facebook literally already got their hand slapped for abusing the very limited sideloading mechanisms that Apple already provided.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/01/facebook-and-google-offered-gift-cards-for-root-level-access-to-ios-users-data/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/01/facebook-and-google-...
This would generalize that and allow them to sideload for everyone. They straight-up would pull out of the app store, block Safari users from the website, and force everyone to sideload a tracker build on day 1.
- saagarjha 5y agoFacebook’s apps have significantly more access than their website does, but they still allow users to use the web to access their services.
- ric2b 5y ago> and allow them to sideload for everyone. They straight-up would pull out of the app store, block Safari users from the website, and force everyone to sideload a tracker build on day 1. I don't understand how people can come up with these crazy hypotheticals when Android has allowed side-loading since forever.
- spiderice 5y agoAndroid allows FB to track people, so why would FB have the need to side load an app on Android? Whereas Apple recently stopped allowing FB to track people in a big way. I'm not saying the hypothetical is likely to happen, but your argument makes absolutely no sense in this case.