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Apple is going to cave. And it’ll set a worse precedent because other governments are going to demand backdoors etc.
by vermontdevil 7y ago
Apple is going to cave. And it’ll set a worse precedent because other governments are going to demand backdoors etc.
- dkonofalski 7y agoIf Apple didn't cave to the US government, what makes you think they're going to cave to China?
- reaperducer 7y agoIf Apple didn't cave to the US government, what makes you think they're going to cave to China? Because it has, occasionally, in the past. Apple doesn't have a perfect record when it comes to China. It's OK. I'm not sure I'd call it "good." But between the Taiwan flag emoji, and the Chinese iCloud fiasco, my esteem for Apple is at an all-time low.
- dkonofalski 7y agoApple is required to follow the laws of the region in which their product is used so both of those scenarios aren't Apple "caving" to China. Apple is just following what they have to do for their software in those cases. In this case, it's someone else's software and they chose not to "cave" because there's no obligation on their part to take action since the app doesn't break any rules or laws.
- coolspot 7y agoApple didn't cave to US government, because they are not obligated by US law to do so. In China they have/make any laws needed to make Apple cave. See Apple iCloud in China.
- Raymonf 7y agoApple hid the flag of Taiwan/ROC flag for users in Macau and Hong Kong, and changed the name of Taiwan in Siri to 「中國台灣」 (Taiwan, China). This is a new change with iOS 13.1.x and 13.2.
- vermontdevil 7y agoThey just removed tbe app. They caved. Shocked now?
- computerex 7y agoBecause Apple has no spine and routinely caves to pressure by the Chinese government?
- bewaretheirs 7y ago.. and they caved.