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> Will Apple actually flatly refuse any and all such demands? If they do, it’s all good. I don't understand how he can write this when there is an established
by SheinhardtWigCo 5y ago
> Will Apple actually flatly refuse any and all such demands? If they do, it’s all good.
I don't understand how he can write this when there is an established record of Apple folding to such demands for access to lucrative markets.
- BiteCode_dev 5y agoNot to mention even if we could somehow trust them now, there is an infinite variables on the futures for this to change.
- chipotle_coyote 5y agoYou're pulling that quote out as if the article is asserting the obvious answer to that question is yes, but the article's entire thesis is "the slippery-slope argument is a legitimate concern" (that's in quotes because, well, it's literally a quote). Literally the next sentence after the one you quoted: > If they don’t, and these features creep into surveillance for things like political dissent, copyright infringement, LGBT imagery, or adult pornography — anything at all beyond irrefutable CSAM — it’ll prove disastrous to Apple’s reputation for privacy protection.
- SheinhardtWigCo 5y agoI'm pulling the quote out to highlight that he's willing to believe the answer could be yes, which is absurd.
- b215826 5y agoBecause Gruber is such an Apple fanboy, it's near impossible for him to accept that Apple just gave him the finger.