> Yes, it could theoretically be abused if Apple went to the dark side, but we'll have to see what this 'auditability' that he was talking about is all about.

> Yes, it could theoretically be abused if Apple went to the dark side, but we'll have to see what this 'auditability' that he was talking about is all about. Or we can just short circuit the entire issue by deciding firmly we don't want this and punish Apple's behaviour accordingly. Which is what appears to be happening. > it feels as though we should give Apple the benefit of the doubt It really doesn't feel like this to me at all. Users have clearly stated: we don't want this. It's time for Apple to simply pull it all back and apologize.