Re:On iPhone sideloading: it’s ok, I’m changing my mind
by scarface74 on Thursday February 10, 2022 @12:38AM
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Have you heard of a little “reputable” company called Zoom that surreptitiously put a web server on Macs so even when you did remove the app it redownloaded it? You can’t trust developers to do the right thing. I install all kind of random crap on my iPhone since I know they can’t do too much damage. I’m very careful what I install on my computer.
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Re:On iPhone sideloading: it’s ok, I’m changing my mind
by keleftheriou on Thursday February 10, 2022 @01:36AM
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This is what I mean. What you’re describing can happen on the Mac because the sandbox isn’t always enforced, and you can also escalate an app’s privileges to full “root" capabilities if you enter an admin password during an installation.
On iOS this can’t happen, regardless of whether an app was downloaded from the App Store or elsewhere.