I can understand your concerns, at work we can do BYOD for phones and the process for MDM on Android phones are much more complex and invasive simply due to the fact that you can install apps on Android via sideloading.
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hemmes@lemmy.world 7 months agoRight but in my line of business I don’t want it to even be possible. I already made my choice purchasing an iPhone knowing full well I’m locked into the AppStore and my MDM catalog. If I can sideload so can a nefarious actor.
sheogorath@lemmy.world 7 months ago
MeanEYE@lemmy.world 7 months ago
What makes you think mechanism that is used to install applications from Apple store can’t be equally exploited as the mechanism that’s used to install applications from a file? It’s the same mechanism.
hemmes@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I’m not saying it can’t, but the attack surface is significantly reduced.
MeanEYE@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I disagree. If anything Apple failing to detect new kind of malware and approving malicious application is far easier route. Simply because people see the description and trust source infinitely and click install.