Inappropriate apps rated as safe for young children are prevalent in the App Store, report warns (www.engadget.com)
from Joker@sh.itjust.works to technology@lemmy.world on 23 Dec 19:20
https://sh.itjust.works/post/29942256

In a 24-hour review period, child safety groups found over 200 “risky” apps rated as appropriate for kids 12 and under.

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ElPussyKangaroo@lemmy.world on 23 Dec 19:32 next collapse

But I thought Google Play Store had a problem with bad apps.

SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 23 Dec 20:16 next collapse

Funny, this is what these app stores were marketed as protecting against originally.

They even invented a fucking marketing term for how you traditionally install applications. Fuck “sideloading” its fucking “frontloading.” Needing a fucking app store should be “sideloading,” not the other way around.

Anyway, “sideloading” is (according to Google/Apple/Microsoft) “more dangerous” because the files could have come from anywhere, ooh spooky. Yeah, that’s why we’ve had file hash matching for like 20 years or more for file downloads. Every reputable site publishes a current hash, so if the package isn’t legit, the hashes won’t match, and you can just delete it.

recursive_recursion@lemmy.ca on 23 Dec 20:34 collapse

Unsurprisingly the capitalist engine chooses whatever makes line go up

Ethics costs money and lots of it, so it’s typically the first on the chopping block