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Apple's stand on privacy is quite flexible at the top of the pyramid - for example in China they were happy to axe hundreds of VPN apps which were allowing peop
by jeswin 6y ago
Apple's stand on privacy is quite flexible at the top of the pyramid - for example in China they were happy to axe hundreds of VPN apps which were allowing people in HK and mainland China access to content without risking being thrown into jails.
So I am unable to infer that Apple consistently puts privacy (and the right to privacy) ahead of profit.
- ceejayoz 6y agoTo be fair, I strongly suspect the various VPN apps out there are doing Facebook-style shenanigans with user activity. Especially the free ones.
- jeswin 6y agoIt was a blanket ban on all VPNs. Their exact statement said: "We are writing to notify that your application will be removed from the China App Store because it includes content that is illegal in China..."
- jasonaten 6y agoBecause the company follows the law? (To be clear, I'm not suggesting China is righteous, just that Apple still has to follow laws, even if it doesn't like them)
- 2cb 6y agoExactly. Apple's choice here is either follow Chinese law or get their devices and services banned from China. The CCP is awful in many ways but I can understand Apple preferring to follow the law rather than lose their second biggest market.