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If the AppStore is not safe then why keep the gate locked. Open it up.
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Apple Removes Freecash App From App Store After Months of Data Harvesting
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EBone12355
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Apple is getting really sloppy in their App Store review process.
I have no desire for Apple to relax restrictions. They missed this one, but took care of it. Still, I consider myself the next level of my personal security. Use common sense, verify, then trust.
There is no free lunch, but dumbasses continue to apply for them. This is why fraud is rampant. I guess common sense and being a rational person is hard. 🙄
code-m
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Missed this one, did you read about the crypto app one.
I don't ever download App Store apps that I don't vet first, but I have no desire for Apple to open things up as you suggest.
code-m
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How do you vet an app? Plus majority are not like you to take the extra trouble have Apple claims to vet the app for them.
You know, I'm just not really all that worried about it. Let's just shelve this argument. I apparently don't care about it nearly as much as you seem to. I download very few apps anyway.
con2apple
macrumors 6502
sw1tcher
macrumors 604
If that's true, then there are a lot of apps that are breaking the store rules.
- Free Fire: Undersea Mystery
- Free Fire MAX
- Freebie Alerts: Free Stuff App
- Flow Free
- Bike Race: Free Style Games
- FREE Stuff, Samples & Freebies
- Free Stuff: The Freebie App
- FeaturePoints: Get Free Cash
- The Sims FreePlay
- FreePrints - Print Photos
- FreeCell > Solitair
- FreePrints Photobooks
- Free VPN
sw1tcher
macrumors 604
And this one:
Apple Removes Fake Crypto Wallet App That Stole $9.5 Million From Mac Users
A fake Mac app designed to look like the real thing snuck past Apple's app review team, costing users $9.5 million in cryptocurrency. According to CoinDesk, a fake macOS version of the Ledger Live crypto wallet app scammed people into handing over access to their cryptocurrency wallets. More...
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And all these and more...
Bitcoin Scam App Approved by Apple Robs iPhone User of $600,000+
A scam bitcoin app that was designed to look like a genuine app was accepted by Apple's App Store review team and ended up costing iPhone user Phillipe Christodoulou 17.1 bitcoin, or upwards of $600,000 at the time of the theft, reports The Washington Post. Christodoulou wanted to check on his...
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Pig-butchering scam apps sneak into Apple’s App Store and Google Play
In online confidence scams, appearance is everything—and app stores can help with that.
arstechnica.com
Fake LastPass App Sneaks Past Apple's Review Team
Popular password management app LastPass is warning customers about a fraudulent app that uses a similar name and icon to attempt to trick LastPass customers into using the fake app instead of the real app (via Bleeping Computer). The "LassPass Password Manager" app was somehow approved by...
www.macrumors.com
Facebook Removing Onavo VPN From App Store After Apple Says It Violates Data Collection Policies
Facebook today removed VPN app Onavo Protect from the iOS App Store after Apple decided that it violates App Store data collection policies, reports The Wall Street Journal. Apple earlier this month told Facebook officials that the Onavo app, which serves as a virtual private network, violates...
www.macrumors.com
Apple’s tightly controlled App Store is teeming with scams
Apple claims its App Store is carefully curated so that only the best apps get through. The truth is, the App Store is littered with scams and "fleeceware," which uses fake user ratings to trick customers into paying for something they don't want.
www.washingtonpost.com
After backlash, Apple removes fake Threads app, unethical loan apps from App Store - The Mac Security Blog
After facing public backlash, Apple finally removed some unethical apps from the App Store, including a Threads lookalike app and Indian lending apps with ridiculous fees.
Indie Developer Dogged By Scammy Clone Apps Again Highlights the Holes in Apple's App Store Review Process
Apps that copy concepts and features from other apps are nothing new in the App Store, but scammy like-for-like clones of genuine apps remain a perennial problem that Apple still hasn't resolved, as indie developer Kevin Archer recently discovered. Archer is responsible for 2Stable's...
www.macrumors.com
Beware of scammers! Dangerous apps in the App Store
Dangerous investment-apps in the App Store take users’ personal data and hand it to phone scammers.
usa.kaspersky.com
Scam iOS Apps Still Raking in Millions in Revenue on App Store [Updated]
The problem of scam iOS apps has dogged Apple's App Store for some years now, but over last two weeks the developer Kosta Eleftheriou has taken to Twitter to highlight that the problem remains as big as ever in at least some app categories – and also offered iOS users a way to spot them.
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Security Researchers Discover 10 App Store Apps Engaging in Ad Fraud
Security researchers discovered 10 "adware" apps on the App Store that were engaging in ad fraud, according to a report from Bleeping Computer. The apps were designed to generate revenue by impersonating legitimate apps and presenting a deluge of ads to iPhone users. Discovered by HUMAN's Satori...
www.macrumors.com
Developer Highlights How Fake Apps Scam Users Via Apple's In-App Purchasing System
Apple hosts millions of apps on the App Store, calling the platform a "safe and trusted" place to discover apps. While mainly true, Apple has come under criticism for hosting many different scam apps on the platform, some even raking in millions in revenue. In February, developer Kosta...
www.macrumors.com
But who's counting... 😂
HiVolt
macrumors 68020
Wasn't there a rule for the App store that "free" couldn't be used in an app name? I remember back in the day bunch of apps had to change their names...
HiVolt
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Genelec8341
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contacos
macrumors 603
The most insecure part of any system is the human with access control of that system. If those people need a nanny to remove their access to the systems they have access to, then it might make financial sense for them to pay for that so they won’t expose themselves to more serious exploits.
Actually, from the few news stories today, I think there’s likely good money in protecting people from themselves. They sign up with my service, I put them on my MDM, Iapprove all downloads from anywhere, I approve what websites they get to see for a fee that’s almost, but not quite, the amount they’d surely lose if I wasn’t involved. 🙂
johnsawyercjs
macrumors 68000
You’re talking about the App Store that was the only place where this App could be downloaded from and now can’t be downloaded from? Your thinking is that the App should be available on other App Stores outside Apple’s control so people could still have access to it?
And, if Apple would just OPEN UP and let there be other App Stores, this would SURELYAnd this one:
Apple Removes Fake Crypto Wallet App That Stole $9.5 Million From Mac Users
A fake Mac app designed to look like the real thing snuck past Apple's app review team, costing users $9.5 million in cryptocurrency. According to CoinDesk, a fake macOS version of the Ledger Live crypto wallet app scammed people into handing over access to their cryptocurrency wallets. More...
And all these and more...
Bitcoin Scam App Approved by Apple Robs iPhone User of $600,000+
A scam bitcoin app that was designed to look like a genuine app was accepted by Apple's App Store review team and ended up costing iPhone user Phillipe Christodoulou 17.1 bitcoin, or upwards of $600,000 at the time of the theft, reports The Washington Post. Christodoulou wanted to check on his...Pig-butchering scam apps sneak into Apple’s App Store and Google Play
In online confidence scams, appearance is everything—and app stores can help with that.Fake LastPass App Sneaks Past Apple's Review Team
Popular password management app LastPass is warning customers about a fraudulent app that uses a similar name and icon to attempt to trick LastPass customers into using the fake app instead of the real app (via Bleeping Computer). The "LassPass Password Manager" app was somehow approved by...Facebook Removing Onavo VPN From App Store After Apple Says It Violates Data Collection Policies
Facebook today removed VPN app Onavo Protect from the iOS App Store after Apple decided that it violates App Store data collection policies, reports The Wall Street Journal. Apple earlier this month told Facebook officials that the Onavo app, which serves as a virtual private network, violates...Apple’s tightly controlled App Store is teeming with scams
Apple claims its App Store is carefully curated so that only the best apps get through. The truth is, the App Store is littered with scams and "fleeceware," which uses fake user ratings to trick customers into paying for something they don't want.After backlash, Apple removes fake Threads app, unethical loan apps from App Store - The Mac Security Blog
After facing public backlash, Apple finally removed some unethical apps from the App Store, including a Threads lookalike app and Indian lending apps with ridiculous fees.www.intego.com
Indie Developer Dogged By Scammy Clone Apps Again Highlights the Holes in Apple's App Store Review Process
Apps that copy concepts and features from other apps are nothing new in the App Store, but scammy like-for-like clones of genuine apps remain a perennial problem that Apple still hasn't resolved, as indie developer Kevin Archer recently discovered. Archer is responsible for 2Stable's...Beware of scammers! Dangerous apps in the App Store
Dangerous investment-apps in the App Store take users’ personal data and hand it to phone scammers.Scam iOS Apps Still Raking in Millions in Revenue on App Store [Updated]
The problem of scam iOS apps has dogged Apple's App Store for some years now, but over last two weeks the developer Kosta Eleftheriou has taken to Twitter to highlight that the problem remains as big as ever in at least some app categories – and also offered iOS users a way to spot them.Security Researchers Discover 10 App Store Apps Engaging in Ad Fraud
Security researchers discovered 10 "adware" apps on the App Store that were engaging in ad fraud, according to a report from Bleeping Computer. The apps were designed to generate revenue by impersonating legitimate apps and presenting a deluge of ads to iPhone users. Discovered by HUMAN's Satori...Developer Highlights How Fake Apps Scam Users Via Apple's In-App Purchasing System
Apple hosts millions of apps on the App Store, calling the platform a "safe and trusted" place to discover apps. While mainly true, Apple has come under criticism for hosting many different scam apps on the platform, some even raking in millions in revenue. In February, developer Kosta...
But who's counting... 😂
a) Increase, or
b) Increase? 😉
Well it show that Apple aren’t good gatekeepers so that arguments now thrown out.
The best gatekeeper is the user and not a corporation more interested in in-app purchases.
c) lead to competition
Competition creates incentives to do better. In this case, do better than Apple’s App Store.