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Apple's iOS takes a bite out of your freedom (www.fsf.org)
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[–] -3 points 9 months ago (1 child)

The article directly states that some of these restrictions are for security purposes.

Freedom and security are quintessential partners across many spheres of life and that is indeed the relationship being discussed here

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    My desktop computer is plenty secure, but I can install whatever app I want from any source. The OS provides security tools to help protect against viruses. Even on a Mac desktop you can install apps outside the app store.

    Apple and Google are pushing for their app stores to be the only option. Imagine having one store chain in the whole world.

    And while the app store apps have a verification process, they're not impenetrable. Apps slip through the system and scam apps are allowed to run rampent. What's considered malware now has also changed, 25 years ago an app constantly "phoning home", scanning your data, other apps and collecting data would have been considered malware.

    Devices would be most secure if we didn't run any application.

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