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> Having apps notarized to enforce some basic legal & safety standards seems similar. Which things, exactly?
by repelsteeltje 3y ago
> Having apps notarized to enforce some basic legal & safety standards seems similar.
Which things, exactly?
- acdha 3y agoConsider how well malware and adware has done where the authors can impersonate legitimate developers (remember when people got faux-Firefox as the first Google hit?) or can run distribution campaigns from shady web hosts for years? Notarization and domain limits mean Apple can block malware almost instantly and the developers have to burn a real company identity on each attack campaign.
- celticninja 3y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39685272 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39685272 Not exactly blocking immediately are they.