Re:Rethinking the App Store
by Tijdreiziger on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @04:19PM
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The desktop is incredibly outdated, and it's painfully visible. Any desktop application you install isn't sandboxed at all and has full access to all your files and peripherals (including camera and microphone). The only way to describe this is 'insane'.
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That is only a problem when you run untrusted software. Doing that is insane.
Re:Rethinking the App Store
by Tijdreiziger on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @05:52PM
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No, you shouldn't need to trust software in the first place. Why should my email client be allowed to access my camera, whether I trust it or not?
Re:Rethinking the App Store
by marcus_holmes on Friday August 28, 2020 @05:11PM
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At some point, you have to trust some software. Even if it's just the sandbox maker.
We can go two ways with this:
1. We teach users how to use computers so they don't hurt themselves. Some still will, because they don't get it.
2. We clamp down on all uses of computers so that they're safe for uneducated users to use. Only authorised corporate programmers are allowed to create applications. Users are "safe", but treated badly by their corporate overlords.
I want scenario 1 (with no sandbox and the freedom to install whatever I like). Scenario 2 is where Apple is headed.