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Re:Apple confirms it's breaking iPhone web apps in the EU on... by Dalewyn on Thursday February 15, 2024 @07:26PM (#39391343)
>implies that loading web pages in that browser itself is unsafe

Since when was loading web pages ever considered safe, at least by those who actually breathe computer?

It's frankly alarming how much trust we (must) give to Arbitrary, Remotely Executed Code(tm), especially given how many attack vectors are remote code executions.

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Re:Apple confirms it's breaking iPhone web apps in the EU on... by johnnyanmac on Thursday February 15, 2024 @09:51PM (#39392580)
Never, but the world wide web is the one force of nature even Jobs couldn't fight back against. I'm sure he tried, too. So like most "too popular" stuff, it was given an exception that no other type of app would ever dream of.
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Re:Apple confirms it's breaking iPhone web apps in the EU on... by arghwhat on Friday February 16, 2024 @08:25AM (#39396677)
Well, that's a different argument altogether. Whether you consider browsing the web in any browser safe or not, the fact that PWAs do not change the risk profile of loading such pages remain true.
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