Yes, but at least one avenue of attack is cut off by using a walled-garden phone.
The problem is scammers. We have a lot of vulnerable people in this world, saying “well obviously they’re too stupid to participate in modern society” isn’t really a good answer.
Re:Does iOS Have Sideloading Yet? No
by kennysoona on Friday February 28, 2025 @06:36AM
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> Yes, but at least one avenue of attack is cut off by using a walled-garden phone.
That doesn't really matter, and it may not even be a preferred method if they make the warnings sufficiently scary.
More importantly, the cost is too great to justify such a small and questionable benefit.
I think that has yet to be demonstrated, frankly.
Re:Does iOS Have Sideloading Yet? No
by kennysoona on Saturday March 01, 2025 @07:57AM
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No, it really doesn't. The people advocating for this limitation are the ones that need to justify it.
The problem is her. If she is gullible enough to be talked into sideloading she is vulnerable enough to be talked into worse. You don't need to sideload anything to make a bank transfer.