gHacks technology news » macrumors http://www.ghacks.net A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:21:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Apple Can Remove Apps From iPhoneshttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/08/07/apple-can-remove-apps-from-iphones/ http://www.ghacks.net/2008/08/07/apple-can-remove-apps-from-iphones/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:38:58 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5928 The public outcry would be loud and clear if someone would have discovered that Microsoft was able to remove installed applications from a Windows operating system. But it is Apple this time who is able to remove applications that have already been installed on an iPhone according to the website Macrumors.

How is that working? Apple is managing a page with blacklisted applications. Researcher Jonathan Zdziarski has a theory that the iPhone is calling home once in a while to check the installed applications against the Apple maintained blacklist.

This could mean that Apple could deauthorize commercial applications that the user paid for. This could ensure the security and safety of their users but it is more a question of how strict they will use the blacklist. Putting a safe application on that list could have serious consequences for the users and Apple.

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