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If the apps sandboxed, how can installing an app cause breaches? As far as I know, iOS apps are sandboxed. Either the sandbox is very weak and Apple instead re

by gkbrk 4y ago

If the apps sandboxed, how can installing an app cause breaches? As far as I know, iOS apps are sandboxed. Either the sandbox is very weak and Apple instead relies on App Store audits, or they disallow users installing apps outside the app store to protect their 30% tax that makes them a LOT of money.

Consultant32452 4y ago
The sandboxes are regularly breached. Basically any time you hear about people "rooting" their phones, that's an intentional sandbox breach.
- charcircuit 4y ago
  Not always. Unlocking the bootloader doesn't breach the sandbox since it factory resets the device.
lrem 4y ago
When you’re tricked into installing a nasty app, you’re likely also tricked into giving it whatever permissions it needs for the nastiness.
- phyphy 4y ago
  Which is not the fault of the OS
  - fragmede 4y ago
    who's fault is it then, if not the OS? that's basically the os's job; to isolate and manage the system's resources and access to them therin
    - qu4z-2 4y ago
      At the direction of the device owner, though.
- fragmede 4y ago
  the malicious app, even signed off the app store could also exploit unpublished vulnerabilities to gain elevated access and not require asking for permission. even or especially if it's not a full sandbox escape.