It was only a few weeks ago that Apple published a paper highlighting the threats of sideloading apps on iPhone. Apple compared the iPhone to Android, where sideloading is possible, and explained that sideloading increases the risk of downloading malware significantly. Apple’s paper is part of a more significant push from Apple to demonstrate to regulators looking at the App Store walled garden that iPhone sideloading should never happen.
Apple senior vice president Craig Federighi appeared at Web Summit 2021 in Portugal on Thursday, where he addressed the matter. He advocated in favor of the iPhone’s robust security and privacy. “Sideloading is a cybercriminal’s best friend,” the exec said, in response to proposed European regulation that would force companies to allow sideloading on their devices. Requiring it on iPhone would be a “gold rush for the malware industry,” the exec said.
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