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So does this mean Facebook is going to get their restored? Or is this some kind of slap on the wrist for google but also not really. Very confusing messaging fr

So does this mean Facebook is going to get their restored? Or is this some kind of slap on the wrist for google but also not really. Very confusing messaging from Apple here.

ocdtrekkie 8y ago
Facebook's was restored a few hours ago. Apple likely wanted to have a nice long chat with some people at each company about their behavior. This was probably meant as a warning not to step out of line again.
- DannyBee 8y ago
  Or one was an accident and the other wasn't?
  - gok 8y ago
    Whose accident?
  - DannyBee 8y ago
    Here, let me posit a theory that fits all facts: Apple banned Facebook. They said nothing in PR about it. Apple did not in fact ban Google. Instead, one of (Apple, Google) fucked up removing the screenwise app and accidentally revoked the cert. Techcrunch being techcrunch, they assumed Apple banned Google and published that with literally no supporting evidence. If that was true, why would anyone publish friendly press so quickly? and at literally the same time? All data instead suggests if Apple banned Google, both would shut up about it. Instead, here, both Apple and Google release press statements stating they are working to fix the issue as soon as possible in a coordinated manner. Unfortunately, techcrunch/et al can't walk back their statements without looking like idiots, so they go with "Apple banned google and then google must have apologized or something" as their narrative, even though that narrative makes literally no sense given the difference in reactions from Apple.
- mrmondo 8y ago
  Indeed, Apple is known (internally) for sitting down with privacy offenders and having serious conversations where they explain not just the rules they broke but why those rules are in place and that one of Apples business models comes from the value that they place on data and information privacy above all else is both a product and a right that people should have.

So does this mean Facebook is going to get their restored? Or is this some kind of slap on the wrist for google but also not really. Very confusing messaging from Apple here.

ocdtrekkie 8y ago

Facebook's was restored a few hours ago. Apple likely wanted to have a nice long chat with some people at each company about their behavior. This was probably meant as a warning not to step out of line again.

DannyBee 8y ago
Or one was an accident and the other wasn't?
- gok 8y ago
  Whose accident?
- DannyBee 8y ago
  Here, let me posit a theory that fits all facts: Apple banned Facebook. They said nothing in PR about it. Apple did not in fact ban Google. Instead, one of (Apple, Google) fucked up removing the screenwise app and accidentally revoked the cert. Techcrunch being techcrunch, they assumed Apple banned Google and published that with literally no supporting evidence. If that was true, why would anyone publish friendly press so quickly? and at literally the same time? All data instead suggests if Apple banned Google, both would shut up about it. Instead, here, both Apple and Google release press statements stating they are working to fix the issue as soon as possible in a coordinated manner. Unfortunately, techcrunch/et al can't walk back their statements without looking like idiots, so they go with "Apple banned google and then google must have apologized or something" as their narrative, even though that narrative makes literally no sense given the difference in reactions from Apple.
mrmondo 8y ago
Indeed, Apple is known (internally) for sitting down with privacy offenders and having serious conversations where they explain not just the rules they broke but why those rules are in place and that one of Apples business models comes from the value that they place on data and information privacy above all else is both a product and a right that people should have.