XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: marianjones@helpfulpeople.com   
      
   Tyrone wrote:   
   >> Only iOS embeds identity-bound metadata into delivered free app packages.   
   >> Why?   
   >   
   > Maybe so the people who write the apps have an accurate count of how many   
   > people are using it?   Unlike in Android, where there can be 1,000 downloads   
   > but 50,000 people are using it.   
   >   
   > Not everyone enjoys the "Wild West" vibe of Android, where no one is in   
   > control.   
      
   Hi Tyrone,   
      
   Happy New Year!   
      
   You compare iOS to the "wild west" of every other operating system (i.e.,   
   Windows, Linux & Android), but what about comparing iOS to Apple's macOS?   
      
   Q: Does Apple's macOS modify free apps you install from the Mac App Store?   
   A: Nope.   
      
   Hmmm... ever wonder why only iOS embeds your identity into every installer?   
      
   When you download an app from the Mac App Store, the app bundle remains:   
    a. signed by the developer, not re-signed by Apple   
    b. not encrypted with FairPlay DRM   
    c. not tied to your Apple ID   
    d. not tied to your device   
    e. not injected with identity-bound metadata   
      
   Hence, not only do macOS apps NOT have your identity embedded into them,   
   but macOS apps are portable (like for all other operating systems).   
      
   So you can copy them to another Mac and they will still run.   
   By contrast, iOS App Store IPAs are:   
    A. re-signed by Apple   
    B. FairPlay-encrypted   
    C. bound to your Apple ID   
    D. bound to your device class   
    E. injected with identity-linked metadata   
    F. not portable   
      
   Ever wonder why macOS does not use the iOS lockdown model?   
   I do.   
      
   Note: macOS apps do include a receipt file, but it is not embedded into the   
   executable, not cryptographically enforced, and not identity-binding in the   
   iOS sense. Hence, the app remains fully portable. Only iOS locks it to you.   
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