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		i5-2520M on Nov 13, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We've learned nothing from the SolarWinds hack On Android at least sideloaded apps still have to ask for permissions. Is this not the same on iOS? Is the permission model not enforced by the OS? I would be shocked.

nine_k on Nov 13, 2023 [–]

But there's no way to side-load on iOS, AFAICT.

i5-2520M on Nov 14, 2023 | [–]

You can do it already it is just unreasonably cumbersome.

https://altstore.io/

Or you can install a company cert profile, or pay 100$ a year for a dev account.

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