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> They merely used (or abused, depending on your viewpoint) publicly available MDM APIs for parental controls Same difference. Most consumers don't understand
by kristianc 8y ago
> They merely used (or abused, depending on your viewpoint) publicly available MDM APIs for parental controls
Same difference. Most consumers don't understand the implications of a third party provider fingerprinting their App usage (and then likely selling the device ID + app usage to advertisers)
- snazz 8y agoMost consumers also don’t understand that these apps don’t provide MDM-level control to parents, but to the app developer who shares a small amount of that control with parents. It would be a good compromise if Apple allowed third-party applications to use some Screen Time data with a device permission.
- saagarjha 8y agoIt’s not quite the same thing. I agree with you that users don’t really understand how MDM works, but saying that the apps are using undocumented/private API is not true because if they were this case would be significantly more clear-cut.