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will_pseudonym on Nov 13, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: f.lux for iOS is no longer available

Have you ever used OS X? I have never had a problem caused by running binaries I've downloaded from the internet. I understand how to read signals of trust and using my brain to vet sources. Why should my phone or tablet be any different? It's a risk, sure, but even Apple's approval isn't foolproof!

rarepostinlurkr on Nov 13, 2015 | [–]

The existence of things like MacKeeper seem to indicate otherwise.

Bjartr on Nov 13, 2015 | [–]

>I understand how to read signals of trust and using my brain to vet sources.

History shows the average member of the population is not so skilled at discerning such signals correctly.

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