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That is the same argument that could have been applied to any one of the controversial tech monopoly issue before Wouldn’t MS want to secure its laptops by bun
by harikb 6y ago
That is the same argument that could have been applied to any one of the controversial tech monopoly issue before
Wouldn’t MS want to secure its laptops by bundling a browser?
Wouldn’t I have equally private and financial documents on a PC? location/gps can’t be that much of a differentiator.
It is monopoly bullying whoever they can. They just happen to not directly affect us, unless we happen to be a developer making lot of money or compete with apple in any way.
- tommymachine 6y agoKids take their phones with them everywhere. Location tracking is a huge differentiator between mobile/pc. Front & rear facing cameras are another. I am an app developer for iOS. It does directly affect me.
- houreaction 6y agoI don't know what to say to you that could possibly convince you otherwise. but if you actually believe this you are a complete tool. You don't have to vet every single program on a computer to prevent the use of peripherals like GPS and cameras. you could just make a feature of the operating system that lets the user control what programs have access to peripherals and when. And another thing: if your argument is that people are too dumb to know how to use a computer, then they shouldn't rely on computers at all! children shouldn't even be using smartphones in the first place. but I suppose that's a separate argument entirely.