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franga2000last Tuesday at 8:43 AM1 replyview on HN

Yes, the person I was replying to...

> I’m not sure, but AFAIK, they aren’t allowed to add alarming warnings when users add alternative stores, so they can’t put up signs “you’re leaving the safe area”, so I can see why they made this choice.


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klausalast Tuesday at 8:54 AM

Sorry, I misunderstood your question.

I thought you meant "why couldn't they have done so in the first place, without ever giving themselves the ability to killswitch any apps at all, and just show a scary looking message?".