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Don't worry, it won't be legal for Apple to void the warranty for this.

by dingleberry420 4y ago

sircastor 4y ago
The concern is not a voided warranty. The concern is tech-illiterate users being able to install some random app they found on the web. They find a special version of Facebook and install it, and now their phone is compromised.
- FredPret 4y ago
  We techies vastly overestimate the technical nous of people who don’t care about it. For example, my dad, who has had decades of internet usage, tried to buy a USB drive that promised to speed up his computer for only $99. These folks need an app store.
  - theshrike79 4y ago
    People also buy "mileage improvers" for their cars that are just a set of blinking lights that attach to to the OBD bus.
- itsoktocry 4y ago
  >They find a special version of Facebook and install it, and now their phone is compromised. The Android ecosystem is a bit of a cesspool, but surely even it isn't having major issues with swaths of people having their phone compromised, right? My parents aren't going to sideload an apk. I have faith that there's a way to do this right.
  - fvdessen 4y ago
    I saw a friend go through all the motions of sideloading an apk of a fake DHL app he got through a 'track your delivery' fishing email. He did the whole thing while complaining about 'How stupid DHL is', and 'How orwellian it is' for DHL to ask for screen record permission ...
- raxxorraxor 4y ago
  The solution to that is teaching tech illiterate people not to do that. At some point you have to accept the reality that not every advanced system can be made safe. The approach to not have advanced systems is not sustainable. You end up with Candy Crush OS that negatively affects everyone. In my opinion people get scammed by that too. In reality Apple could just implement a dummy mode. I bet a lot of people would decide against that an be completely fine.

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Don't worry, it won't be legal for Apple to void the warranty for this.

by dingleberry420 4y ago

Don't worry, it won't be legal for Apple to void the warranty for this.

sircastor 4y ago
The concern is not a voided warranty. The concern is tech-illiterate users being able to install some random app they found on the web. They find a special version of Facebook and install it, and now their phone is compromised.
- FredPret 4y ago
  We techies vastly overestimate the technical nous of people who don’t care about it. For example, my dad, who has had decades of internet usage, tried to buy a USB drive that promised to speed up his computer for only $99. These folks need an app store.
  - theshrike79 4y ago
    People also buy "mileage improvers" for their cars that are just a set of blinking lights that attach to to the OBD bus.
- itsoktocry 4y ago
  >They find a special version of Facebook and install it, and now their phone is compromised. The Android ecosystem is a bit of a cesspool, but surely even it isn't having major issues with swaths of people having their phone compromised, right? My parents aren't going to sideload an apk. I have faith that there's a way to do this right.
  - fvdessen 4y ago
    I saw a friend go through all the motions of sideloading an apk of a fake DHL app he got through a 'track your delivery' fishing email. He did the whole thing while complaining about 'How stupid DHL is', and 'How orwellian it is' for DHL to ask for screen record permission ...
- raxxorraxor 4y ago
  The solution to that is teaching tech illiterate people not to do that. At some point you have to accept the reality that not every advanced system can be made safe. The approach to not have advanced systems is not sustainable. You end up with Candy Crush OS that negatively affects everyone. In my opinion people get scammed by that too. In reality Apple could just implement a dummy mode. I bet a lot of people would decide against that an be completely fine.