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Your entire argument relies on a dichotomy between having a locked down walled garden which gives you privacy, and allowing any apps which takes all privacy awa
by read_if_gay_ 6y ago
Your entire argument relies on a dichotomy between having a locked down walled garden which gives you privacy, and allowing any apps which takes all privacy away. Are you sure that's actually true? Because for example with PCs it's inverted, Linux is 110% more privacy sensitive than Windows. Openness also means you can protect yourself.
- systemvoltage 6y agoProtecting yourself is fine for you and me. Not the rest of 99.999%.
- cnst 6y agoAndroid has an option allowing the users to install apps from any source. (You could install whole third-party app-stores this way.) Do you know of anyone who uses it? However, it's always there, so, if my favourite Android app gets deleted from the store, I could still install it. If your favourite iOS app gets deleted by Apple, what choices do you have?