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> They've already proven they'll hand all your data over to the Chinese government as a condition of getting access to that market. FTFY: "They've already prov
by HatchedLake721 5y ago
> They've already proven they'll hand all your data over to the Chinese government as a condition of getting access to that market.
FTFY: "They've already proven they'll follow the local laws of countries they operate in."
If you want to do business in country X, you must follow the laws of country X. It's that simple.
Apple is a business, not world police.
There's also no need to project your own personal/cultural/morality standards and beliefs on to other countries' and their laws.
Some people disagree for governments to have access to too much data.
Others agree to keep them safe - children, terrorism, national security, personal safety, etc.
Debates around privacy and governments have been happening for decades, especially since Snowden revelations of data hoarding by the 5 eyes, to recent end-to-end encryption bans in messengers.
What you think is "right" is not universal across the world.
- kevingadd 5y agoThis is not an argument of right or wrong, it's purely that they make statements about their priorities and values, like "privacy", but local laws and regulations actually take priority over their values. China's laws are China's laws, but the fact is that there seems to be no value Apple will not sacrifice in order to turn a profit. Which is capitalism, I suppose. They want that money because their shareholders want that money. That's how it goes.