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> why not have a toggle to allow sideloading like android Because then your grandmother will turn on that toggle as instructed by the fraud-center in South Asi
by Terretta 2y ago
> why not have a toggle to allow sideloading like android
Because then your grandmother will turn on that toggle as instructed by the fraud-center in South Asia, install a keylogger watching her banking activity when she sends you that $5 for your birthday, so they can drain that inheritance you were counting on.
See the article right here on HN about Python devs applying for jobs and being prompted to self-pown.
TL;DR:
There are more people susceptible to fraudulent instructions by bad actors than there are people qualified to evaluate consequences of running unvetted code.