Apple released a report saying that it is 'for user safety' that makes apps available only from the App Store
On June 23, 2021, Apple released a report reporting that 'installing apps from outside the App Store is dangerous for users.' Several media outlets reported that 'the investigation into antitrust violations was in mind.'
A Day in the Life of Your Data --Building_a_Trusted_Ecosystem_for_Millions_of_Apps.pdf
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Apple's Fight for Control Over Apps Moves to Congress and EU --WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/articles/apples-fight-for-control-over-apps-moves-to-congress-and-eu-11624440601
Letting users bypass App Store would be security risk, says Apple | Apple | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/jun/23/letting-users-bypass-app-store-would-be-security-risk-says-apple
Apple exec: “Sideloading in this case is actually eliminating choice” | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/apples-anti-sideloading-pr-blitz-includes-white-papers-interviews/
On June 23, Apple released a consumer report outlining the findings of a 'sideloading ' risk of getting apps from outside the App Store. Among them, sideloading involves the danger of malicious ransomware holding user data hostage and demanding a ransom, children evading parental controls , and unknowingly grabbing pirated content. Claimed to be sexual.
On average, 100,000 new apps and updates are reviewed on the App Store each week, according to Apple statistics, with more than 150,000 spam and copy apps, more than 215,000 privacy guideline violations, and suspicious. It is said that more than 48,000 hidden functions and 95,000 cases of fraud related to crimes such as the decoy business law have been eliminated so far. In addition, it is estimated that more than $ 1.5 billion (about 166 billion yen) of fraudulent transactions were caught by these efforts, and 470,000 app developers were excluded due to fraudulent activities.
While App Store reviews protect users, lifting the ban on sideloading reduces iOS security and exposes App Stores as well as third-party app stores to serious security risks. Then Apple complained.
Meanwhile, Epic Games, a game development company that is in fierce conflict with Apple over the game apps distributed on the App Store, said, 'Side-loading on the iPhone makes it easy for PC users to install their favorite software. It should be no different from that. '
Regarding the report released by Apple this time, British news media The Guardian warns that when users can sideload, harmful malware will appear one after another on iPhone and iPad. Probably because of the prospect of large-scale regulatory measures against IT giants on both sides of the Atlantic, Europe and North America. ' IT news site Ars Technica says, 'Apple is rushed by regulators to open the door to alternative app stores and free app installs, but sideloading claims to hurt iOS users. Substantial public relations activities have begun as an alternative. '
In recent years, in the United States, major companies such as Apple have been scrutinized as 'abusing their superiority and violating antitrust laws.'
Apple agrees to testify at US Senate hearing, App Store antitrust violation issue-GIGAZINE
by YunHo LEE
This situation is similar in the EU.
EU regulators decide what to do with Apple's alleged antitrust violations-GIGAZINE
Regarding the position of Apple's report, Ars Technica said, 'Many investigations and proceedings against Apple have just begun, so more discussions will be raised in the coming months and years. There is this Apple PR. In a sense, it's the first move in Apple's long struggle to keep the way it does business. '
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