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		yuchi on Jan 31, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple blocks Google from running its internal iOS ... No root cert was involved. Apps built with an enterprise distribution profile, once correctly signed, can be installed on any device. The limit is that it must be an employee’s device. This last rule, broken by GOOG and FB, is exclusively enforced through legal actions.

saagarjha on Jan 31, 2019 [–]

The root certificate was for intercepting traffic, not installing the app.

yuchi on Jan 31, 2019 | [–]

Sorry! Missed the point entirely

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