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Apple must open iPadOS to sideloading within 6 months, EU says

(arstechnica.com)
380 points rezonant | 2 comments | 30 Apr 24 04:44 UTC | HN request time: 0.013s | source
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lynx23[dead post] ◴[30 Apr 24 06:21 UTC] No.40207781[source]▶
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callalex ◴[30 Apr 24 06:21 UTC] No.40207786[source]▶
Can you explain how your risk profile will change if you don’t use the feature?
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1. sakex ◴[30 Apr 24 06:25 UTC] No.40207818[source]▶
Someone could steal the iPad and boot a different OS from a hard drive
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2. callalex ◴[30 Apr 24 15:53 UTC] No.40212454[source]▶
That’s not what side loading is and that’s not how apple silicon’s secure boot works.