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Lee Duna ( throws_lemy@lemmy.nz )  to TechnologyEnglish · 3 years ago

New Japanese law may force Apple to allow sideloading in iOS

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New Japanese law may force Apple to allow sideloading in iOS

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Lee Duna ( throws_lemy@lemmy.nz )  to TechnologyEnglish · 3 years ago
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New Japanese law may force Apple to allow sideloading in iOS - gHacks Tech News
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The Japanese government is working on a new antitrust law that will require Apple to allow sideloading apps in iOS.
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    Sideloading isn’t a ticket-able offense. It’s just a name for a thing we are all within our rights to do. That’s not really comparable.

    Now “jailbreaking” is a term I definitely take issue with as the language straight up makes people question the legality.

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      Originally jaywalking also wasn’t a ticketable offense. Do you know the origin of this term? That’s the parent poster’s point.

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        Does sideloading incur a fine?

        Can you be arrested for it?

        If the answers are “no” and “no” then there’s no parallel with jaywalking and there’s nothing to debate.

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          The answer is “currently no”, and that might change. Just like with jaywalking.

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            That applies to literally everything. Anything can be made illegal. It is not illegal to sideload. This is such a stretch, you can’t possibly believe this argument.

            You cannot compare sideloading to ticket-able offenses or actual crime. It is 100% legal. Nothing can stop you.

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