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lynx23[dead post] ◴[] No.40207781[source]
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callalex ◴[] No.40207786[source]
Can you explain how your risk profile will change if you don’t use the feature?
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neverokay ◴[] No.40207807[source]
It’s bad news for regular folks who will be clicking those install links with no protection from the App Store. The majority of people have been kept safe up until now.
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1. SOLAR_FIELDS ◴[] No.40207833[source]
If it’s the Apple we all know, they will probably have to click through about 14 warnings to be able to do this. Someone might make the point that this is not enough of a deterrent, but I’ll counter with the fact that browsers helped make https a thing by giving an ugly looking sign whenever http came around and it definitely helped