So, I've gotten a ton of questions about @rfparty on iOS. And the short answer is that Apple won't allow cyber security tools on the App Store. See the blog post linked.
It costs a lot to get iOS out the door(need an OS X box, a modern iPhone and dev license ~$2k+), but it's really not a ton of engineering work to actually port rfparty to iOS. It should be easy, but current app store rules are lame.
@nullagent@rfparty@fdroidorg One benefit (to Apple) of their walled garden is, it helps lower Apple’s costs for iPhone support.
If an iOS user installs malware, there’s a pretty good chance they’ll soon be asking for AppleCare. AppleCare is a huge part of the company’s competitive advantage, so anything that risks raising the cost of providing that service is Bad News For Profits
And of course sideloaded malware creates a tech support nightmare … (1/2)
@nullagent@rfparty@fdroidorgIf Apple should discover that sideloading apps in the EU does not in fact result in significantly higher AppleCare expenses, then there’s a chance this capability might make it to the rest of the world.
(Or maybe they offer sideloading support as a “iCloud Pro” service or something)
I’m particularly intrigued by the idea of implementing a “cop detector” daemon - many situations I can imagine where it’d be quite useful for a system to automatically go into lockdown when it detects e.g. a taser or bodycam’s BLE beacon