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Re:Developer account removed by Apple – $108,878 frozen by Manuel_D on Thursday November 23, 2023 @02:19PM (#38396382)
If your company mandates installation of malware, then that's not something an app store can fix. If your company mandates the installation of malware and it's not available on the Apple AppStore, do you think they'd just say, "well okie dokie I guess the policy doesn't apply to you"? No, they'd require you carry a compliant device.

If my company is mandating the installation of software on my devices, I'll request a corporate device and assume the company has root access on said device.

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Re:Developer account removed by Apple – $108,878 frozen by ThatPlayer on Thursday November 23, 2023 @02:40PM (#38396645)
It is also already possible through MDM to force install of apps separate from the app store.

Employer installed apps is a use case Apple officially support.

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Re:Developer account removed by Apple – $108,878 frozen by ghostpepper on Thursday November 23, 2023 @02:41PM (#38396649)
People who have plenty of options for switching jobs are generally not the first target for oppressive technology
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Re:Developer account removed by Apple – $108,878 frozen by Manuel_D on Thursday November 23, 2023 @03:31PM (#38397182)
I'm not sure how this is relevant to my point: "sorry your app isn't on the Apple app store" probably isn't enough to stop an oppressive employer from forcing employees to install spyware.
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