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A sneaky piracy app is trending in Apple's App Store
- miles 3y agoFTA: > We’ve reached out to Apple to ask how this made it past the App Store’s app review team. Apple has insisted for years that its locked-down App Store is necessary to keep iOS users safe[1], as it rails against regulations[2] requiring sideloading apps or alternative app stores[3]. And yet, the justification feels hollow in the face of apps like this or a recently spotted phishing app posing as LastPass[4]. > Update February 13th, 2024 12:06PM ET: Shortly after publication, Apple removed the app from the App Store on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, where it had been since around September. [1] https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/20/22444471/epic-apple-fortnite-antitrust-trial-craig-federighi-ios-security https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/20/22444471/epic-apple-fortn... [2] https://www.theverge.com/24040543/eu-dma-digital-markets-act-big-tech-antitrust https://www.theverge.com/24040543/eu-dma-digital-markets-act... [3] https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/25/24050200/apple-third-party-app-stores-allowed-iphone-ios-europe-digital-markets-act https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/25/24050200/apple-third-part... [4] https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/8/24066274/fake-lastpass-phishing-app-nabs-a-five-star-rating-on-apples-app-store https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/8/24066274/fake-lastpass-phi...