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Tim Cook defends Apple’s position against app sideloading once more

April 12, 2022

Via: TechSpot

During his Tuesday IAPP keynote speech (watch above) in Washington DC, Tim Cook said sideloading on iOS devices would allow advertisers and malicious actors circumvent Apple’s app store regulations in order to grab and sell users’ data. The Cupertino company built part of its products’ reputation on the measures it takes to protect that data.

Apple likes to defend its walled software garden stance for iOS and iPadOS devices by raising the fear of malicious apps hosted on websites, and Cook’s speech mentioned this. He also theorized that companies might abandon Apple’s App Store to sidestep its restrictions and more easily exploit user data.

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