New Bill Would Force Apple, Google To Open App Store Ecosystems
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- News link: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/05/06/2252259/new-bill-would-force-apple-google-to-open-app-store-ecosystems
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It would also mandate equal access to development tools and interfaces without discrimination, while giving users the ability to remove pre-installed apps. Violations would trigger FTC enforcement with penalties up to $1 million per infraction. The legislation mirrors recent European Union regulations that have already forced Apple to permit third-party app stores and allow users to change default apps.
[1] https://cammack.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/cammack.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/app-store-freedom-119.pdf
[2] https://www.theverge.com/news/662180/app-store-freedom-act-apple-third-party-app-stores
A new Golden Age of Malware (Score:1)
I am all for opening up freedom of payment options. I think it would hurt Apple (and Google) but I am pretty sure they would survive because of the ease of paying via their systems. So that recent ruling along those lines was I think a good thing overall.
But a mandate for support of third party app stores on all platforms is insane. The more wide spread this becomes, the greater the opportunity for malware creators to target the vast numbers of people who can't manage computer security themselves - think
Re: (Score:2)
I would assume one would have to install A third party App store ones self. and that it is a safe bet that most of the end users who are not tat savvy will stick to the default ones.
It's already pretty easy to side load apps (Score:2)
And to be honest there's plenty of malware on the official Google store and I don't just mean apps that do dodgy things that are technically allowed or legal I mean just out and out malware. Google does not do a great job of policing the store, it's better than it was but it's still pretty much the wild West.
The main problem with Google is to sideload an app you have to change a setting with a scary name and that's going to scare off a lot of people, which of course is by design.
Apple is a whole ano
So just maybe (Score:2)
So just maybe the Amazon App store won't be ending after all
Excitement inbound ! (Score:1)
It's going to be great when you elderly parent clicks on some offer that replaces all the native apps on their phone with some AI enhanced data scraper that violates their privacy and breaks their routine.
Can't wait for that.
What's next? (Score:2)
Installing non-IOS OS on Apple hardware?
Congress (Score:1)
Fucking up the lives of Americans every day.
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