{"id":75416,"date":"2024-02-15T09:04:07","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T09:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/?p=75416"},"modified":"2024-02-15T09:04:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T09:04:07","slug":"apples-app-store-is-riddled-with-popular-piracy-brands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/?p=75416","title":{"rendered":"Apple\u2019s App Store is Riddled With Popular Piracy Brands"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Apple is known to have a rigorous app-review policy that aims to keep piracy at bay. In the past, several BitTorrent apps have been rejected from the App Store<\/a>, for example.<\/p>\n

Despite these efforts, problematic apps slip through the cracks occasionally. We\u2019ve seen piracy apps disguised as other tools<\/a> getting approval and a recent report from The Verge<\/a> shows that this trick still works today. <\/p>\n

Apple was swift to patch this recent leak after it hit the newswire. The company booted the \u2018vision testing\u2019 app \u201cKimi\u201d from the iOS store, disappointing many pirates in the process.<\/p>\n

Apple\u2019s App Store Isn\u2019t Piracy Free Yet<\/h2>\n

Those determined to find a Kimi alternative still don\u2019t have to look far. In less than a minute, we were able to spot another pirate streaming app that\u2019s not concealed at all. The app in question uses popular piracy brands such as \u201cGomovies\u201d and \u201c123movies\u201d in its name, and lives up to expectations. <\/p>\n

Users who manage to crawl through a web of advertisements eventually have access to a wide range of popular movies and TV-shows. This includes blockbuster movies, Disney shows, and Apple exclusives such as the hit series Silo<\/a>, shown in action below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Pirate iOS App streaming Silo<\/strong><\/center>

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Apparently, Apple still has some work to do on the screening front. This includes fixing the link on its website<\/a> through which people can report software piracy, as that currently goes to a 404-error page<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The app we found has been around since May last year and has more than 1,600 reviews. We don\u2019t know whether it always functioned as a pirate tool and Apple didn\u2019t immediately return our request for comment. <\/p>\n

Apple generally has a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to piracy. The company wants complete control over all installed apps and it previously noted that the ban on sideloading helps to prevent piracy<\/a> as well. It\u2019s clearly not perfect, however. <\/p>\n

Piracy Brands (Legally) in Apple\u2019s App Store<\/h2>\n

Our search also revealed that not all piracy \u2018associations\u2019 are off-limits at Apple. In fact, one could argue that piracy-related terms are actively used to promote some non-pirate apps in the official iOS store. Whether all users are happy with that is questionable. <\/p>\n

Let\u2019s look at a few examples, searching the app store for well-known piracy brands such as 123movies<\/a>, Fmovies<\/a>, Cuevana<\/a>, and ShowBox<\/a>. All these terms return apps that offer access to a large library of movies and TV-shows, much like their pirate counterparts. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/strong>Fmovies Results <\/strong>(doesn\u2019t include the \u2018piracy\u2019 app)<\/sup><\/center>

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\"fmovies\"<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

These brands and logos may look exciting to prospective pirates, but those who install the apps will soon realize that entertainment is limited to trailers. The lucky ones may get links to legal streaming platforms as well. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/strong>No pirated movies here either<\/strong><\/center>

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\"silo<\/center><\/p>\n

In some cases, the apps allow users to keep track of what they\u2019ve watched, which can be useful. However, most are riddled with ads. As such, it doesn\u2019t take a genius to find out why their names, and in some cases logos, are similar to pirate streaming brands. <\/p>\n

Unlike the real piracy apps, many of these \u2018mockoffs\u2019 have been in the App Store for years. That makes sense, of course, as they are not breaking the law. That said, it can lead to disappointing reviews. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\"reviews\"<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

Apple doesn\u2019t seem to mind, or perhaps it isn\u2019t privy to the problem. We assume that some anti-piracy groups are aware of these apps, but they should be fine with it. After all, it\u2019s a great way to frustrate and annoy pirates. <\/p>\n

Needless to say, real pirate streaming apps are a completely different thing\u2026<\/p>\n

From: TF<\/a>, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.<\/p>\n

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Apple is known to have a rigorous app-review policy that aims to keep piracy at bay. In the past, several BitTorrent apps have been rejected from the App Store, for example. Despite these efforts, problematic apps slip through the cracks occasionally. We\u2019ve seen piracy apps disguised as other tools getting approval and a recent report […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":75417,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[308],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-torrent"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75416\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/75417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}