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by frizlab 965 days ago
But you’d also get apps that decide to use chromium for whatever reason outside of the user’s control, thus making these users vulnerable to chromium flaws…

In short, you increase the possibilities, you increase the attack vectors. There is no way around it AFAIK.
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HideousKojima 965 days ago
>outside of the user’s control

Using the app at all is in the user's control. The current state of iOS is that they don't have any control whatsoever.

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frizlab 965 days ago
Here’s an example: I know I have the control of not using youtube because I really dislike gougle. Would any of my family member? Absolutely not. Would they use their browser if they could in the youtube app? Most definitely yes.

So no, it is most definitely not in the user’s control.

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smoldesu 965 days ago
> Would they use their browser if they could in the youtube app? Most definitely yes.

> So no, it is most definitely not in the user’s control.

You're comparing impulse control to hard runtime limitations. It doesn't really track; I understand your apprehension, but if none of your family members notice or care then maybe Google's hypothetical solution here worked? If that's an undesirable outcome for you, I think you should be lobbying for better alternatives instead of using it as a boogeyman to excuse iron-grip ecosystems. Two wrongs aren't going to make a right here.

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zimpenfish 965 days ago
> Using the app at all is in the user's control.

Not if it is mandated by work, home, family, government, etc.

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wyldberry 965 days ago
If it's mandated then they never had the control there to begin with.
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