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Judging by the replies to this, there seems to be some confusion about what’s being referenced. heavenlyblue is describing Apple’s crackdown on Facebook’s Proj
by zenexer 7y ago
Judging by the replies to this, there seems to be some confusion about what’s being referenced. heavenlyblue is describing Apple’s crackdown on Facebook’s Project Atlas from Facebook’s perspective.
Facebook developed a very intrusive app and utilized MDM to allow people to install it, since they couldn’t list it in the App Store. This isn’t the purpose of MDM, of course; when Apple found out, they revoked Facebook’s MDM certificate. Facebook wasn’t happy about this, especially since their internal company apps stopped working on iOS.
I believe heavenlblue is pointing out that Apple’s strict rules and closed ecosystem have their benefits. I’m not sure I understand how that’s relevant to the article, though.
- pseudalopex 7y agoThey're describing Screen Time and the third party apps it replaced. Project Atlas also used a VPN, but it was advertised as a paid study.
- woadwarrior01 7y agoYes indeed, they’re likely not talking about Project Atlas, but this story[1]. Also, the OP on that story, framing it as Apple stealing their idea is a bit of a stretch, IMO. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20206686 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20206686