Apple has just been hosting the event presenting the iPhons SDK to the world.
A lot of worries about security on Apple’s behalf has now been solved apparently. Developers of app’s for the iPhone must be approved by apple. This works by paing Apple $99 for a certificate that will be incorporated into the application.
This means that programmers will have to pay, to join a club, and by consequence openly state motives, reveal identity and surrender the code to Apple for approval.
The new iPhone software available in june 2008, will only run software with a valid certificate. A very comforting thought considering that your private mail, cantacts, sms etc sits like a duck on the same device that you surf the web with.
The concept of trust has been carried over to modern technology.
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