We said of the WhitePaper.Here Apple's analysis is much more in -depth, and full of examples: "allowing Sideload - write from the TIM Cook company - would damage the safety of the iOS platform and would expose users to serious safety risks not only on the App Stores App Storesof third parties, but also on our App Store.Due to the large dimensions of the base of iPhone users and sensitive data stored on their phones - photos, position data, health and financial information - allowing Sideloding would stimulate a wave of new investments in attacks on the platform ".
The company stated that the Sideload and the third -party apps downloads would eliminate years of privacy function integrated in the Apple mobile operating system and would make it more similar to Google's Android system.
Also according to Apple, Sideloding "will attenuate the growth of the economy of the apps, damaging both users and developers" since it is likely that consumers worried about privacy download less apps.And also, "allowing Sideloding would stimulate a wave of new investments in attacks on iPhone, encouraging the attackers to develop tools and skills to attack the safety of iPhone devices on an unprecedented scale".
In addition to the WhitePaper, Apple's user privacy manager, Eric Neuenschwander, has released very interesting statements to Fast Company's those.«The Sideload eliminates the possibility of choosing.Travelers who want direct access to applications without any type of review have Sideload today on other platforms (such as Android, editor's note).The iOS platform is the one in which users know they are safe.If the Sideload is also obliged on iOS, this free choice is lost and there will be more risks for everyone.Rare cases of malware have also been sighted on iOS, without too many risks for users, but the opening to Store Terzi would make these risks much higher ".
Neuenschwander explained that Apple today makes two security checks that protect users from harmful apps: «The first concerns policies and processes for developers, who regulate what an app can and cannot do.Apple can check if a developer is following these policies, because real people examine each app sent to the App Store.And with the loading of an app on the App Store, that app is also automatically scanned compared to well -known malware, protecting even more users from harmful apps.The second security control concerns the users themselves.Since Apple requires developers to ask the user's authorization before being able to access functionality such as the microphone or the camera of an iPhone, a user can identify if something shady is happening inside the app ".