[HN Gopher] Senators reintroduce App Store bill to rein in 'gate...
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       Senators reintroduce App Store bill to rein in 'gatekeeper power'
        
       Author : janandonly
       Score  : 35 points
       Date   : 2025-06-26 21:35 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (9to5mac.com)
        
       | walterbell wrote:
       | Looking forward to more options for detecting compromised iOS
       | devices.
       | 
       | We also need an option to stay on Version N-1 stable version of
       | iOS, during the months when Version N is being fixed in public.
       | Otherwise, iOS devices are only secure about 6 months of the
       | year, between March and September, until the cycle of
       | vulnerability begins anew.
        
         | Analemma_ wrote:
         | You have that option now? iOS updates aren't forced.
        
       | doctorpangloss wrote:
       | Apple got away with disobeying the Epic v Apple orders for like 4
       | years. Something tells me they don't care too much for laws.
        
         | walterbell wrote:
         | Three days to implement recent ruling?
         | 
         | 2025-04-31, _" Judge rules Apple executive lied under oath,
         | makes criminal contempt referral"_,
         | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43856795
         | 
         | 2025-05-02, _" Apple App Store guidelines remove ban on
         | encouraging external payments in US"_,
         | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43867692
         | 
         | 2025-06-04, _" Court denies Apple appeal in Epic Games case,
         | keeping App Store changes in place"_,
         | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44186891
        
       | dd36 wrote:
       | Probably has loopholes to help Apple. Can't trust anything.
        
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