AUGUST 2020 - VIRTUAL ONLY

Agenda: Application Stores - Walled Gardens, Safety or Cash Grab?

News has been circulating about a lawsuit Epic games issued against Apple and Google around App store policies and in-game financial transactions. We will discuss the pros and cons of the argument as well as the benefits and risks of "play stores"

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-google-epic-games-analysis/apples-extreme-app-policies-give-google-defense-in-fortnite-antitrust-suit-idUSKCN25D1NK

https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-walled-garden-walls-will-get-even-higher-with-ios-14-ipados-14-macos-big-sur/

https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/17/21369460/apple-fortnite-app-store-services-business-model-epic-games

https://www.datatheorem.com/blog/mobile-app-security-app-store-vs-google-play

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(ISC)^2 August 2020 - Application Stores - Walled Gardens, Safety or Cash Grab?

Thursday, Aug 20, 2020 6:30 pm | 1 hour 30 minutes | (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

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