iOS is locked down and people still get scammed and get malware on it, so what is the answer Nostradamus?
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Apple's Craig Federighi: Mac Not Meeting the Bar for Customer Protection
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iOS is locked down and people still get scammed and get malware on it, so what is the answer Nostradamus?
Looking forward to Eddy Cue being the star witness for the prosecution.
It’s really calling it like it is. They had to answer the claim made yesterday by an Epic expert that Mac OS and IOS security situations were the same. We all know better than that and the more Macs are sold the bigger target they are. He was clear in that the problem comes from outside stores and they can’t vet the Apps before they are a problem and can’t detect them until they are In The wild.
Yeah I like how he doesn't mention some of the latest data which shows there are more exploits for iOS than Android, to the extent that the black market pays more for Android hacks than they do iOS.
Apple WILL have a hard time in the future, but current CEO and Managers won't care, their bank account is full already. Most devs dislike this Apple parenting way, they constantly needs to build weird workarounds extra for Apple platforms. It's the massive user base that keeps them developing for it, just like a vicious circle.
Anyway, Apple already scared many professionals away, they are just riding on enduser fashion victims waves, which is a quick lucrative business but not a stable future proof one. That's also one of the reasons why more and more companies are building up on cross platform frameworks instead of native ones.
The answer is it is manageable even with the massive attempts happening daily. The Android devices had 30 times more malware than iOS according to a report by Nokia as mentioned in court. That is the point. It like going to the park and having to swat a mosquito or two as compared to having a swarm of hundreds of mosquitoes trying to eat you alive.
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"save iOS"
did you mean "save their biggest source of services revenue?" ios would still be fine without its insane restrictions.
Actually the reasons developers including these idiots prefer iOS is because they can’t make money on Android because of all of the counterfeit apps they are side loaded. Say what you want, but every time I’ve worked with Android advocates there was always the guy who showed everyone how to get the best apps on their phones for free. It’s a culture thing.
Your idea would promote more pirating, in my opinion. Unless someone has a Developer account, self-signing would only last 7 days (I believe).
I also don't see any better protection for the Mac with your idea.
I do see Apple getting sued by many people with this idea, because it opens them up for more Malware and lost / corrupt files / phishing attacks, social hacking and other wonderful user nightmares. And even though there is personal responsibility involved, that won't stop people from pointing a finger at Apple.
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I am talking about the average user, the kind of people that can get malware on macOS (apparently, the Federighi family). Not Android advocates that routinely side-load applications or iOS advocates that jailbreak their devices.
Right I don’t want to have to focus so heavily on security on a device a use constantly and take everywhere
Most people don’t know their computers are infected with malware. That’s intentional so that the malware goes unrecognized and does it’s thing for longer periods of time.
Second point, most antivirus software companies are scum, mining your data and selling info. Most are bloated software that do nothing more than slow your computer.
I would have said like public transit, but the children argument is good too. Given it's not public, it's like Salesforce Transit, etc.
And Apple can do all this for $99/year per developer and not lose money???
Decent Apps will always make money, decent Apps is also nothing you develop quickly, the 1000th calculator or Asteroid Game surely won't make them rich. There are many ways to avoid piracy(a buzzword i hate), the ones who pirate will do it anyway, that's something the whole software industry ignore.
If I get the idea of downloading illegal software from the internet, I'll get it anyway.
Doesn't matter if it's protected by AppStore, DRM, Anti-Tamper tech like Denuvo, Software Dongles like FlexLM, or License Keys. What's screwed together can also be screwed apart, and the ones who wants it, gets it.
Better build up a natural protection based on active server side content, or build up a loyal customer community.
Piracy will always exist, the ones who pirate wouldn't pay for this piece of software anyway.
The pricing is not the point, but since you asked:
1. Most apps (> 99%) in the app store don't make any money (many don't even charge any money). So Apple is already doing it for those folks for $99/year.
2. Even if they had to charge more per year (which I don't think they do), i would still prefer this model. Heck, Apple could still take a percentage (though that makes distribution a bit more complicated), just as long as other app stores have some margin to work with. Another way to handle is to have devs pay per review. Apps that have a lot of churn would pay more.
Because allowing apps to run even if not signed by apple’s servers destroys the iOS security model and introduces an easy attack vector for drive-by app installation?
Apples basically turning macOS into iOS
Maybe it's time for the iOS Security model to change?
The answer is that much like essentially every problem in life, there is no perfect solution. You try to weight pros and cons and come up with something that works reasonably well. And not everyone will agree and they will hopefully not spend too much time arguing on forums.
I don't care if they want to make this the default option (it practically is already), so long as they allow users to disable the protections and take responsibility for their actions (unheard of these days, I know). As it is today, you can boot into Options on the M1 Macs and allow certain software that is normally blocked. Protect those that wouldn't notice a difference, while offering freedom for those that would. Of course, the MacOS platform has always allowed more freedom versus iOS/iPadOS. I don't know how Apple could implement a similar scheme on their mobile platforms.
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Brokers of so-called zero day exploits are paying out more for Android than iOS—which would have been unthinkable until recently.
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