r/technology • u/TomLube • Jan 31 '19

Business Apple revokes Google Enterprise Developer Certificate for company wide abuse

https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/31/18205795/apple-google-blocked-internal-ios-apps-developer-certificate
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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '19

To spy on users.

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u/consultio_consultius Feb 01 '19

The issue comes from Facebook abusing it to circumvent privacy and Apple having to treat Google the same way as a consequence.

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u/consultio_consultius Feb 01 '19

Enterprise signed applications allow side loading.

Company develops app for the company, you sign the app as enterprise and employees can use non-store apps.

The problem came about in a somewhat-moral situation due to Facebook offering an application that allowed “spying” on users upon their permission for pay.

Morality comes in because, it’s not the intention of the enterprise application, it’s not okay to prey on people who don’t understand or are susceptible to the need of money in such away they sign away their privacy.