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* just need Xcode and a Mac and the knowledge and willingness to go through the hoops of installing and building and resigning every 7 days.
by _aavaa_ 2y ago
* just need Xcode
and a Mac
and the knowledge and willingness to go through the hoops of installing and building and resigning every 7 days.
- throwaway290 2y agoI have the knowledge and who doesn't should be in the walled garden of some sort. Either the one I set up with words ("never install sus apps mom") or Apple forces. Sure Apple has some sus apps on the store too but it's still a million times better than if some random "friend" got her to install actual blatant spyware that siphons her bank info and snoops on our messages
- _aavaa_ 2y agoYou’re right. Apple should also start vetting every website we go to in order to ensure this kind of security when we browser the web too. Unless the website pays Apple a yearly fee and a 30% cut it shouldn’t be allowed to sideload itself into our browser. For the sake of security of course.
- throwaway290 2y agoWebsites are better sandboxed and even though they are a big vector they themselves are not persistent like apps
- _aavaa_ 2y agomacOS apps are also sandboxed but that wasn't deemed safe enough when discussing iOS apps.
- throwaway290 2y agomacOS apps are not sandboxed nearly as well as iOS apps, any app can read your clipboard etc etc