The entitlements for browser development are almost certainly not going to be given out to people on the free tier and probably not even to all paid developer program accounts. Any entitlement that's available to free tier becomes something that you can sideload with AltStore, which works almost exactly as you suggest.
They do the same thing with the VPN entitlement. If you want to filter network traffic on-device, you have to apply for it and identify yourself to Apple. If they didn't do this China would be banning iPhones left and right.
They do the same thing with the VPN entitlement. If you want to filter network traffic on-device, you have to apply for it and identify yourself to Apple. If they didn't do this China would be banning iPhones left and right.