Universal Building a Trusted Ecosystem for Millions of Apps: A threat analysis of sideloading

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Building a Trusted Ecosystem for Millions of Apps: A threat analysis of sideloading October 2021

iPhone is a highly personal device where users store some of their most sensitive and personal information. This means that maintaining security and privacy on the iOS ecosystem is of critical importance to users. However, some are demanding that Apple support the distribution of apps outside of the App Store, through direct downloads or third-party app stores, a process also referred to as “sideloading.” Supporting sideloading through direct downloads and third-party app stores would cripple the privacy and security protections that have made iPhone so secure, and expose users to serious security risks.

 

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God forbid that device owners be allowed to evaluate risk on their own and make their own decision.

 

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Apple warns against sideloading iOS apps

Opening the iOS ecosystem to competition would harm security and privacy, company says

www.theregister.com

An inconvenient truth​

There's a major problem with Apple's argument, however: Apple uses the term "sideloading" to refer both to third-party app stores and to direct app installation, suggesting the equivalency of two scenarios that are not the same...

 

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Already being discussed here, includes document link:

Apple Says iOS is Safer Than Android Because Sideloading Apps Isn't Allowed

In response to the European Commission's proposed Digital Markets Act, which could force sideloading of apps on the iPhone in Europe, Apple has shared an in-depth document highlighting the security and privacy risks of sideloading. Sideloading refers to installing apps outside of the App Store...

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