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Re:Senate panel approves antitrust bill restricting big tech... by newshorts on Thursday January 20, 2022 @09:49PM (#30018592)
I take it to mean people like my dad will end up with some “virus scanner” sideloaded app that he thinks he needs on his iPhone because he saw a pop up on one of the NRA related conspiracy websites he visits.

Having just reinstalled everything because he had a ransomware attack on his computer, I can understand the argument…

Re:Senate panel approves antitrust bill restricting big tech... by chunkyguy on Friday January 21, 2022 @04:02AM (#30020972)
Sideloading has nothing to do with security. Apple can just use Gatekeeper for iOS like they do for the Mac.

They want the control over distribution via AppStore