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- cross-posted to:
- technology@beehaw.org
- europe@feddit.de
Apple’s grudging accommodation of European antitrust rules by allowing third-party app stores on iPhones has left users of its Safari browser exposed to potential web activity tracking.
Developers Talal Haj Bakry and Tommy Mysk looked into the way Apple implemented the installation process for third-party software marketplaces on iOS with Safari, and concluded Cupertino’s approach is particularly shoddy.
“iGiant eggheads” 😂
I like calling the company “Malus” as that’s what the generic, scientific term for an apple is (aka the genus). It sounds quite fitting to how the company operates.
Anti Commercial-AI license