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A document from Apple is not as best an objective truth as possible.
by rakoo 3y ago
A document from Apple is not as best an objective truth as possible.
- CharlesW 3y agoI couldn't find a better summary. You're right that readers should be cautious and assume bias, but judge it on the content.
- nickthegreek 3y agoCare to attack the claims made within the document or provide a link to the objective truth?
- realusername 3y agoThe document is a bunch of nonsense aggregating various android malware and saying its the fault of sideloading (why? who knows it's not stated but of course we know why Apple says that). Of course the document never mentioned that iOS has a bunch of malware on its own and the appstore doesn't seem to help any of that. You could add [citations needed] to pretty much every paragraph.
- nickthegreek 3y agoWithout taking Apple's side here and I want to assume good faith on your reply to me but... It is obvious how sideloading could directly lead to an increase in malware. It is obvious that the iOS/Android appstores help keep down malware. I am sure there are arguments that can be made to support your view. But these are not those.
- realusername 3y agoI don't see how it's obvious no, I don't believe the appstore could do anything to counter malware and so far I don't see anything leading me to think that's the case. Hiding malware from an appstore reviewer is trivial if you really want to.
- rakoo 3y agoMy claim is exactly that there is no objective truth. This truth is established under given constraints that can all change: the idea that only Apple can be trusted, for example, is false. The idea that people cannot learn how to detect crap is false, on top of being dystopian. The idea that Apple has to be this big and not be smaller, let competitors bloom, is false. Most importantly, the idea that the App Store in its current form is exempt of malware and the best possible security is completely ludicrous.
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