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Apple forced to allow sideloading and 3rd-party app stores under new EU law

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Re: Apple forced to allow sideloading and 3rd-party app stores under new EU law

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Then I hope Apple allows an option to enable an opt out for these third party stores

The problem is when some critical app forces you to use their store.

I hope at the very least apple can mandate that the additional app stores enforce the same privacy and safety rules, or would the EU consider that allowing people to not be spied on be to much of an infringement of the rights of business?

Re: Apple forced to allow sideloading and 3rd-party app stores under new EU law

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Apple will soon require 3rd party app stores to remit 27% of all revenue.

If not the stores themselves, then presumably the apps will have to pay.

I’d also hope that the store are required to enforce the same security protections as the main App Store.

I don’t want buying an app to now come with the risk of uncancellable subscriptions, gross invasion of privacy, malware, etc

Re: Apple forced to allow sideloading and 3rd-party app stores under new EU law

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Then I hope Apple allows an option to enable an opt out for these third party stores

I'm betting that one would have to opt-in to use those stores in the first place.

Until Facebook is only distributed through their own store that doesn’t require app tracking transparency. Or Teams, or slack, …
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