Re:Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store...
by amlib on Thursday January 25, 2024 @04:40PM
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Well, if you have a desktop/notebook with any kind of wi-fi chip you also cant override the protocol as not to mess with the spectrum, but you still get free reign over the rest of the machine.
All that to say that if things are properly compartmentalized there is no danger in letting the user install any software he desires.
Re:Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store...
by ben_w on Thursday January 25, 2024 @05:18PM
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> All that to say that if things are properly compartmentalized there is no danger in letting the user install any software he desires.
I'd like to agree, but that's a big "if". The more I learn, the less I trust any of these things I use continuously.
Cars are effectively bullets, they can kill people, so you can't just install anything in a car. I'm sure there's plenty of laws requiring Tesla and other car manufacturers to lock down car software.
(Just like there are laws requiring phone manufacturers to lock down phones - you can't just install an app that lets you override the GSM protocol and mess with the spectrum, not even on Android!)