
Apple has a thriving ecosystem of companies that sideload apps via their enterprise certificates particularly porn & gambling apps. Their quick reaction in punishing Facebook seems even more overblown given what they've continued to allow for years. https://t.co/bDczbDgAoy
— Dare Obasanjo (@Carnage4Life) February 12, 2019
We found over 5000 URLs publicly offering Apple "Enterprise" apps that are supposed to be for employees only, so I started downloading them on a blank iPhone. What I found was crazy... 4/ pic.twitter.com/gouqdb68u3
— Josh Constine (@JoshConstine) February 12, 2019
Exclusive: A new TechCrunch investigation by @joshconstine has uncovered dozens of hardcore porn and gambling apps that escaped Apple’s app store oversight. Apple said it's "evaluating the cases of misuse and are prepared to take immediate action." https://t.co/7EejaevoDh
— Zack Whittaker (@zackwhittaker) February 12, 2019
Apple’s enterprise program is being abused by porn and gambling apps https://t.co/ld4lS1xD8b pic.twitter.com/0YhkZBtPLf
— The Verge (@verge) February 12, 2019
Porn, gambling apps abuse Apple’s developer program to sneak onto iPhones https://t.co/mgPteZKuBx by @edfromfreelance pic.twitter.com/LKxvTSbkCj
— Cult of Mac (@cultofmac) February 12, 2019
some very horny graphic design featured in this article about shady porn/gambling developers doing what FB did — using Apple’s enterprise certs to circumvent the app store: https://t.co/I4cvt11SQ7 pic.twitter.com/os7knHEumR
— Twenty Bryne-teen (@bryne) February 12, 2019
지지난주의 페이스북과 구글의 “시장조사” 앱 난리에 이어, 애플의 느슨한 기업 개발자 인증서 프로그램을 역이용해 앱 스토어에서는 금지하는 포르노와 도박 앱을 내려받을 수 있었다고 테크크런치가 고발했다.
— 이주형 (쿠도군) (@KudoKun_) February 12, 2019
쿠도캐스트에서도 언급했던 “팝콘TV” 앱도 그 예 중 하나.https://t.co/HiGKgrqSSt pic.twitter.com/JyPOsxLJqG
Funny how none of the sideloaded porn & gambling apps asked to spy on users with VPNs & root network access like Google & Facebook ??♂️ https://t.co/f9YoHiPEye
— Josh Constine (@JoshConstine) February 12, 2019
Using false Apple Enterprise Certificates registered to construction, transit, and furniture companies, dozens of porn & gambling apps slipped past Apple's weak oversight... 6/ pic.twitter.com/SEzrkfugEI
— Josh Constine (@JoshConstine) February 12, 2019
I discovered that Apple merely asked developers to pledge they'd follow the rules and pay $299. Little was done to verify the businesses weren't lying, Meanwhile, they promoted themselves like this... 7/ pic.twitter.com/LniAfvDTnY
— Josh Constine (@JoshConstine) February 12, 2019
Chinese developers had flooded Apple's Enterprise program with hardcore pornography & real-money gambling apps that aren't allowed in the App Store. Some had hilarious "adult" icons 5/ pic.twitter.com/69zyBMRsM3
— Josh Constine (@JoshConstine) February 12, 2019
ICYMI: Porn, gambling apps abuse Apple’s developer program to sneak onto iPhones https://t.co/mgPteZKuBx by @edfromfreelance pic.twitter.com/ByXcvbP7tj
— Cult of Mac (@cultofmac) February 13, 2019