News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Apple exec: “Sideloading in this case is eliminating choice”. Parent comment

Re:Apple exec: “Sideloading in this case is eliminating choice” by adriancr on Thursday June 24, 2021 @06:34AM (#27615845)
> Websites don't get automated access to anything of the sort.

There used to be websites you just accessed and got your iPhone jailbroken via safari exploits.

So argument is not flawed, its spot on.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Apple exec: “Sideloading in this case is eliminating choice” by sascha_sl on Thursday June 24, 2021 @06:37AM (#27615870)
WebKit will be WebKit and this is a change in the original argument.

Nobody will burn a zero day to collect random people's data. It's a completely different threat model.

[ Parent | on HN ]