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Re:EU tells Apple to open everything up to its rivals by martimarkov on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @07:59PM (#37667663)
Except usage of private APIs?
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Re:EU tells Apple to open everything up to its rivals by LeoNatan25 on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @08:06PM (#37667740)
I can hide any private API usage already for normal store submission. If I am the tiniest bit careful, I will get away with most private stuff that is still not protected by the kernel using entitlements. For example,

https://github.com/LeoNatan/LNExtensionExecutor

This is a framework I obfuscate API usage, and is present in several App Store apps that I know of.

Apple security comes from kernel hardening, not static API analysis.

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Re:EU tells Apple to open everything up to its rivals by martimarkov on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @08:19PM (#37667892)
Fair enough I need to look more into it. Thanks for the info
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Re:EU tells Apple to open everything up to its rivals by singularity2001 on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @01:26AM (#37670554)
Until Apple detects its usage and bans your account for breaking TOS?
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Re:EU tells Apple to open everything up to its rivals by LeoNatan25 on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @12:01PM (#37676684)
That framework’s logic has not changed in years, and neither has Apple’s static analysis checker. It’s just security theater at this point.
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