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I don't see that as the case. There is malware out there in torrent land, sure. But if you acquire software from reputable sources (like a paid app store,
by runjake 14y ago
I don't see that as the case. There is malware out there
in torrent land, sure. But if you acquire software from
reputable sources (like a paid app store, referral from
a friend, heard about it on a forum like HN, package
repository), malware just isn't a concern.
Are you kidding me? Have you missed the large number of browser-based vulnerabilities, from Flashback and MacDefender, to the huge number of vulnerabilities the latest Safari fixed?
- ori_b 14y agoWould having a sandboxed app store help with any of these? The point I think he's making is that a curated app store isn't going to be a significant malware source.
- runjake 14y agoI don't think that was his whole point. He's speaking in much broader terms in his first paragraph, which is what I quoted. He does make mention of reputation and the app store specifically in the second paragraph.
- jopt 14y agoI agree. It's a better point, but it's not the one he made, and it doesn't support the one he made. Shifting the goalposts seems to have become so ingrained in how we debate that we now do it on the behalf of others.
- ricardobeat 14y agoMountain Lion already prevents those, by default it won't let you install anything unsigned.
- batista 14y ago>Would having a sandboxed app store help with any of these? A sandboxed app can only write/damage it's sandbox. That's kind of the whole point.