Unlike the tightly controlled nature of the iPhone and iPad, users are able to download and run apps from places other than the App Store on macOS. Neuenschwander also said that sideloading apps would leave the user vulnerable to viruses, malware, and more. The executive, who made an appearance at the company's developer conference last year, ultimately said that iOS is not the platform for users who wish to sideload apps, suggesting that those users should move to Android.Ĭurrently, apps must go through Apple's rigorous App Store review process, but if sideloading was allowed, apps would be able to bypass the review process. Speaking to Fast Company, Apple's head of user privacy, Erik Neuenschwander, said that opening the doors to sideloading apps on iPhone and iPad, which would enable users to download apps from the web and other app marketplaces besides Apple's App Store, could lead the user to be "tricked or duped" into "some dark alley." 2 years later and the app store is empty because other people left the app store for cheaper versions without protection.
Before I know it, an app that I like and use a lot is no longer in the app store. There will be no monitoring of those app stores and apps. Yes, I can hurt from Joe's weak protection.Īlso a lot of develppers will be tempted to go 'out in the wild' for larger profit margins and lower security and privacy standards. Then there's all the governments in the world with questionable intentions (and that might include the USA) that might want to compromise my iPhone even before I get it in my hands by requiring official state sponsored appstores. Now scale this up to millions of compromised accounts. I might give him a call, not knowing hackers are listening in. If his phone is compromised, my data is indirectly somewhat compromised.
Joe Blow has a Facebook account, a contact list, a calendar, a bunch of pictures, my bankaccount (since we split a few bills in the past) etc etc.
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