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I have seen no one doing as much as Apple for privacy along with a good user experience (though it might look restrictive to those coming from Android or deskto
by newscracker 9y ago
I have seen no one doing as much as Apple for privacy along with a good user experience (though it might look restrictive to those coming from Android or desktop PC backgrounds). I'm willing to trade off a little bit of convenience for better privacy preservation. Many security researchers have stated that the desktop philosophy of letting any program run, access any resource it wants, etc., is outdated and harmful to users in the mobile era. That's one of the areas Apple's start with a restricted system that slowly expands to fulfill needs in a better way comes from.
If the users "could have done it themselves", we should have proof that someone did it in a way most people could use it. Where's such a system? Which mass market usable mobile OS does not put users in a prison? If the choices are between one that puts the user in a prison but protects the user better vs. another that doesn't, the decision for those who value this and can afford such a device is quite clear.
- kevin_thibedeau 9y ago> I have seen no one doing as much as Apple for privacy along with a good user experience Uh... Mozilla.
- newscracker 9y agoSorry, I missed stating the context of my comment explicitly, which was around smartphones. Mozilla, of course, is a great organization on this front. I've said that in comments here in the past, and am an unofficial Firefox evangelist.