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by egocentric 1891 days ago
Also, from my other comment, Apple could let us sideload notarized apps. This means:

- Automated scan for malware

- Remote kill switch, just in case

They already do this for macOS [1]:

> “Notarization is not App Review. The Apple notary service is an automated system that scans your software for malicious content, checks for code-signing issues, and returns the results to you quickly.”

They could give users a choice, much like they're doing with the new App Tracking Transparency prompt. But when pressed on why Apple should have control, Cook said "Somebody has to."

That's… not a very convincing argument.

[1]: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/notarizing_m...