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I think the real test would be the sales of the upcoming iPhone 13 . If Apple sees a material difference in their sales, they might consider changing that polic

• frickinLasers 5y ago
  > If Apple sees a material difference in their sales, they might consider changing that policy. I think the problem is that it's too late; they expended the effort to build the engine into iOS 15. As far as we know the FBI couldn't compel them to write code like this (see the case with the San Bernardino shooter), but it's easy to believe they could compel Apple to maintain this backdoor in the future.
• Skunkleton 5y ago
  I probably won’t buy another iPhone at this point. I’m in a tough position because I have said the same about Android for other reasons. In the end, all I can say for sure is that I have lost my enthusiasm for consumer technology.
  • amanaplanacanal 5y ago
    Yeah I hear you. I started playing with computers in the early 80s. It was so much fun I made it my career. Computers and the internet were what was exciting and what I spent my time and energy with. Now I’m retired, and the exciting promise of all this technology has taken such a dark turn that I’m honestly less and less involved with it all. Better to spend time in my garden, or in nature, or eating and drinking with friends.
  • maerF0x0 5y ago
    I dont blame you. After all this change is retroactive to all iPhones, and you might see the iPhone 14 removes the scanning. But then iPhone 15 re-adds it. You're at their mercy.