Source: TechCrunch
The Open App Markets Act, a bill that would, among many other things, require device makers to allow for the installation of unvetted applications on users mobile devices, won the approval of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee earlier this month.
This legislation would confront the “walled garden” app distribution model, in which applications can only be installed from official app stores, that has been in place since the early days of smartphones. While many have focused on the potential benefits to consumers from app store competition, this part of the proposed legislation introduces unintended, but potentially significant, device security risks by allowing app deliveries through unsupervised channels.
