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Apple allows alternative app stores, payments in Brazil after deal w/regulator
- 1vuio0pswjnm7 4mo ago"Apple warned that alternative app marketplaces and payment systems could increase risks such as malware, fraud, scams and privacy threats" It could also decrease risks of malware, fraud, scams and privacy threats if developers share source code for public review and users compile apps themselves It's difficult for those risks to evade detection when the public, i.e., those who actually care about these risks, can read the source code before compiling, installing and running the software
- weirdjellyfish 4mo agoThere have been many open source attacks in the wild. Not saying it's a bad idea, it could reduce bad actors, but you're still relying on maintainers to review or even trust a regular user to read before using
- 1vuio0pswjnm7 4mo agoDoesn't make sense to prohibit the possibility that someone else can do as good or better job than Apple That prohibition only makes sense for Apple Prevent competition, limit options available to users, remove user choice
- Danox 4mo agoGood luck the only thing you’ll have is scam App Stores and malware.