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App-Store Bill Targeting Apple, Google Is Approved by Senate Panel - WSJ

Apple has privately warned the committee that the bill would enable so-called sideloading, where consumers could add apps to their device without going through the Apple App Store. This would allow app developers “to evade Apple’s privacy and security protections by distributing apps without critical privacy and security checks,” said Timothy Powderly, an Apple senior director of government affairs

A standard, decades-old feature on Apple’s Mac lineup which has led to every Mac being absolutely trashed with junk, unsafe software, and spyware.

Oh… wait…

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