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A few stories down today sis Chinese boarder guards installing presumably surveillance apps on android phones but not on Apple The trade offs are far from simp
by zaphirplane 7y ago
A few stories down today sis Chinese boarder guards installing presumably surveillance apps on android phones but not on Apple
The trade offs are far from simplistic
- qwerty456127 7y agoAlthough I have nothing illegal there, I would rather travel without a phone than handle my real phone to anybody.
- air7 7y agoAnarchy vs. BDFL
- Crinus 7y agoYou can always go to China without a phone or with a throwaway phone (if you really must). You cannot install applications on your locked down iOS device regardless if you go to China or not and the people who go to China are a much smaller number than the people who own a smartphone.
- zaphirplane 7y agoThe bigger picture is more than a government installing apps on your phone. The issue is someone other than you can install apps with unlimited access on your android phone. Foreign government, your government, your employer, a work colleague, a competitor, your spouse ... the list goes on The security and privacy on an iPhone is greater and comes at a flexibility factor.
- Crinus 7y agoThese apps are not installed by themselves, someone with physical access to the phone is installing them (if we include remote installs then anything that autoupdates - including iPhone - can also install software). And it isn't a matter of flexibility, it is a matter of utility: others not being able to take your phone from you and install apps also means you not being able to do it either.