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Re:Apple is now a privacy-as-a-service company by Kleinlieu on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @01:22AM (#20101706)
- be able to firewall apps - be able to determine who your app is contacting and block them

FYI you can do this with an ad blocker app that users VPN.

- allow running of your own software (without asking permission from apple)

There’s the option to sideload apps but it does require a Mac and developer knowledge.

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Re:Apple is now a privacy-as-a-service company by m463 on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @07:33PM (#20110156)
- firewall

I have an ad blocker app (adblockios.com) that uses an internal 127.0.0.1 VPN. The version I have was yanked by apple and they had to change to a less powerful "dns based solution".

In any case, a true firewall would be my holy grail.

- sideloading

I believe sideloading only allows you to run an app for 7 days (You have to continually ask for permission)

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