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How many casual users are going to be downloading mobile apps from random indie devs who do that? How many casual users are going to be sideloading at all?
by Apocryphon 4y ago
How many casual users are going to be downloading mobile apps from random indie devs who do that? How many casual users are going to be sideloading at all?
- throwaway290 4y agoLike on macOS, probably lots. It's not casual users who are at most risk but semi-techies savvy enough to follow a tutorial on disabling SIP to do something benign but not savvy enough to know of the implications. There are more people like that in digital native generations, perhaps even more than actually "casual users" in the old sense. I know such people who use alternative browsers. They are OK jumping through an extra hoop to use non-notarized enthusiast-made software. And don't underestimate how people like to reskin their OS GUI which on Apple hardware is not possible without full root and disabling various security measures.
- alvarezbjm-hn 4y agoI know I am missing the point here. Locking the cosmetic GUI is totally bonkers.