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Apple costs a fortune and only runs on specialized hardware. As technologists, I think we should stand against the notion that personal privacy is a luxury fea

• diegoperini 8y ago
  Nice summary. For example buying an iPhone in Turkey is harder than buying a car in UK in terms of an avarage middle class person's monthly income.
• greglindahl 8y ago
  You've met technologists who were for the notion that personal privacy is only for the rich? I've met a ton of technologists interested in privacy, and none of them were for the notion that only the rich should have it.
  • pjmlp 8y ago
    All that advocate switch to iOS as solution to the security issues on Android. On plenty of countries getting an Android device is already a dream come true, let alone being able to get an iPhone.
• criddell 8y ago
  Ethically, I think just about everybody agrees with you. However, as soon as the ad-supported device is 10% cheaper, it's going to capture most of the market. I don't think the market can solve personal privacy issues - only legislation can.