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This is a ridiculous non sequitur. Doesn't matter who the company is, the fact that Apple is trying to fight a court order that is on shaky legal ground, and wo

• jordigh 11y ago
  As the EFF explains, there are important details about how iPhones' security operates that are not public. Since when do we support an obscure security that depends on Apple's control instead of a public security in the hands of the end user? Answer: since defending Apple's control of users' devices is also defending against the FBI setting a terrible legal precedent.
  • natch 11y ago
    Their control of users' devices is for the purpose of keeping out malware, not quite the evil thing you're making it out to be. You make a good observation that the EFF and Apple are on the same side here. I just don't see how that's a surprise, given that all the control of users' devices Apple exerts is primarily for the purpose of protecting the privacy of the user, something EFF also cares about.
    • jordigh 11y ago
      All control is always sold to users and citizens under the guise of security. Governments do this, companies do this. In this case, we also know that Apple's control of users' devices has another motive: having the final say over what kind of 3rd party software users are allowed to use and install. Apple uses this control to censor apps that they deem inappropriate or directly compete with their own software, amongst other inscrutable whims.