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So it sounds like Apple (and Google) just made it very clear to every government where to ask to spy and by enabling the spying there's no more denying "we can'
by asiachick 6y ago
So it sounds like Apple (and Google) just made it very clear to every government where to ask to spy and by enabling the spying there's no more denying "we can't do that" since they clearly are doing it.
I can't imagine say, China, not demanding to be able to use this API for whatever purposes they want and if Apple/Google says no they'll just say "fine, get out of China". I also can't imagine the US government and/or state and local police won't also come knocking eventually.
Of course we should do what's right for the COVID issue but I think the is clearly a foot in the door moment.
- jmull 6y ago> where to ask to spy ... clearly a foot in the door moment. No. Not sure what people aren't getting about this, but governments have always been able to pressure Apple and Google (and they've been doing it all along). The existence of this API changes nothing. And when governments do pressure Apple and Google, it isn't for this API, BTW. They want much more useful and immediate information than this API provides.