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Why does this have to be an app in the App store? I wonder what APIs they are using that can't be replaced by something that will work in the browser.
by adam12 7y ago
Why does this have to be an app in the App store? I wonder what APIs they are using that can't be replaced by something that will work in the browser.
- idlewords 7y agoThere's a browser app at https://hkmap.live https://hkmap.live. Having an app in the app store is useful backup, since there has been talk in Hong Kong of censoring the internet under emergency law.
- Double_a_92 7y agoThe app still uses the internet... What would hinder them from just blocking the API endpoints? The app is probably just much more convenient.
- idlewords 7y agoIt's not the A-team of Chinese law enforcement working the case over here in Hong Kong, so simple measures like these can be effective.
- ccvannorman 7y agoBrowser apps can't penetrate the Great China Firewall as China can simply ban the domain
- ReptileMan 7y agoHong Kong internet is unfiltered. Actually the easiest way to have non stop pure internet in mainland China is to have a HK prepaid sim card.
- aembleton 7y agoHong Kong isn't behind the Great Firewall
- YLvkLU 7y agowe need mirrors of this app