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Epic says that Apple has once again rejected its submission for a third-party app store, according to a series of posts on X. The company says that Apple rejected the latest submission over the design and position of the "install" button on the app store, claiming that it too closely resembles Apple's own "get" button. Apple also allegedly said that Epic's "in-app purchases" label is too similar to its own label, used for the same reason.
The maker of Fortnite suggests that this is just another salvo in the long-running dispute between the two companies. Epic says that it's using the same "install" and "in-app purchases" naming conventions found "across popular app stores on multiple platforms." As for the design language, the company states that it's "following standard conventions for buttons in iOS apps" and that they're "just trying to build a store that mobile users can easily understand."
— Epic Games Newsroom (@EpicNewsroom) July 5, 2024
Epic has called the rejection "arbitrary, obstructive and in violation of the DMA." To that end, it has shared concerns with the European Commission in charge of tracking potential Digital Markets Act (DMA) violations. The company
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OpenAI seems to make headlines every day and this time it's for a double dose of security concerns. The first issue centers on the Mac app for ChatGPT, while the second hints at broader concerns about how the company is handling its cybersecurity.
Earlier this week, engineer and Swift developer Pedro José Pereira Vieito dug into the Mac ChatGPT app and found that it was storing user conversations locally in plain text rather than encrypting them. The app is only available from OpenAI's website, and since it's not available on the App Store, it doesn't have to follow Apple's sandboxing requirements. Vieito's work was then covered by The Verge, and after the exploit attracted attention, OpenAI released an update that added encryption to locally stored chats.
For the non-developers out there, sandboxing is a security practice that keeps potential vulnerabilities and failures from spreading from one application to others on a machine. And for non-security experts, storing local files in plain text means potentially sensitive data can be easily viewed by other apps or malware.
The second issue occurred in 2023 with consequences that have had a ripple effect continuing today. Last spring, a hacker was able to obtain information about OpenAI after illicitly accessing the company's internal messaging systems.
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