5 ms·
Because people don't read and scammers would just teach people how to click through that.
by klausa 1y ago
Because people don't read and scammers would just teach people how to click through that.
- franga2000 1y agoThat's not "Apple is not allowed to", that's "they don't because they think it's ineffective".
- klausa 1y agoDid anybody in this comment chain ever suggested otherwise?
- franga2000 1y agoYes, the person I was replying to... > I’m not sure, but AFAIK, they aren’t allowed to add alarming warnings when users add alternative stores, so they can’t put up signs “you’re leaving the safe area”, so I can see why they made this choice.
- klausa 1y agoSorry, I misunderstood your question. I thought you meant "why couldn't they have done so in the first place, without ever giving themselves the ability to killswitch any apps at all, and just show a scary looking message?".
- happyopossum 1y agoNo, they are literally prohibited from doing that - they tried and were shut down by the eu
- netsharc 1y agoIt's tragic, the amount of babysitting supposed adults need... (I'm not totally against it, the mythical grandma would otherwise lose all her savings because of an animated dancing monkey exe)
- mschuster91 1y agoUnfortunately, said grandma isn't all that mythical. Scams of all kinds cost US citizens alone 158 billion dollars a year [1]. [1] https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ftc-states-scams-cost-us-consumers-1583b-one-year-roger-grimes-219ye https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ftc-states-scams-cost-us-cons...
- const_cast 1y agoThis granny is mythical - granny isn't installing unsigned binaries off an alternative app store. Let's not argue dishonestly - we both know how scams actually happen. That statistic is less than worthless in this context.
- cindyllm 1y ago[dead]
- lupusreal 1y agoProtecting grandma from scams by blocking a torrent app on her phone is rich. Getting a phone call is how grandma is going to get scammed.
- const_cast 1y agoTelling these people about threat modeling completely destroys their arguments. The arguments are lazy, a thin veneer for corporate profiteering, rent seeking, and restrictive behavior. Youre right - granny isn't installing unsigned binaries and anyone proclaiming otherwise is just bullshitting you. The reality is that there is no security here. We have massive, glaring holes in the systems we use. Adding a door lock when there's a giant hole in the wall next to it does nothing. Granny is being scammed via phone, but nobody wants to fix that. I wonder why? Hm, maybe money has something to do with it.
- edm0nd 1y agoIf you had told me many years ago end users would be opening powershell prompts and willingly copy pasting commands into them to infect themselves with infostealer malware, i wouldn't have believed you yet here we are with ClickFix