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[-] Tramdan@sh.itjust.works 122 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

And all the people who defended the lack of sideloading as a security feature will suddenly think it's a great idea.

[-] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 year ago

They're gonna say anything to justify whatever bullshit shoved down their asses.

[-] Tramdan@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago

That's a little harsh but it does seem strange that when someone is a fan of a product they will refuse to acknowledge its flaws and will see every change, good or bad, as an improvement. Maybe I'm guilty of the same with the products that I like but Apple provides a lot of examples of this behaviour.

[-] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Hey man, I get wanting to turn blind eye to those flaws, but they don't need to fight people over it..

[-] Darkenfolk@dormi.zone 1 points 1 year ago

God enters the chat: got something to say about my perfect creations fuckboi? Wanna join Lucy down below?

[-] Fishytricks@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I still think its a bad idea. Because in my country, the government loves their apps. And being able to bypass the app store will mean that they will force you to install their own “app store”. This would also mean they can put more invasive features in their app.

Or perhaps I’m overthinking it and my government has the best interest for the people.

[-] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 1 year ago

Do they do that now for Android?

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think that's a problem with your country, not the ability to sideload.

[-] JasSmith@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

This would also mean they can put more invasive features in their app.

iOS apps will still be sandboxed. You have nothing to fear except whatever data you yourself enter into the app.

[-] Kyiro@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

Where do you live?

[-] totallynotfbi@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

From your post history, it looks like you're in Singapore. If so, then I don't think that will be a concern - if anything, given how most government apps treat sideloading on the Android side, they'll probably block you from using them if you use the feature.

[-] pycorax@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yea the most they do is bundle it with the phone which you can them easily uninstall.

[-] gornius@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

The apps still need to request OS for specific permissions before they use things like GPS, mobile data, filesystem etc.

But the point you're missing is unless you're building everything yourself, there is always a party that you have to trust. Apple likes to paint itself as trustworthy when it comes to your data, but all the anti-consumer shenanigans they do when it comes to hardware clearly state that the only thing they care about is money.

Remember - it's either convenience with a false sense of security or security. Never both.

this post was submitted on 12 Nov 2023
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