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https://developer.apple.com/documentation/contactsui/cncontactpickerviewcontroller https://developer.apple.com/documentation/contactsui/cnconta... iOS 9.0+. Th

by judge2020 3y ago

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/contactsui/cncontactpickerviewcontroller https://developer.apple.com/documentation/contactsui/cnconta... iOS 9.0+. The blunder is Apple not deprecating CNContactStore, but then many apps really only work if they get your full contacts list (e.g. knowing when a friend joins Snapchat)

Willamin 3y ago
> many apps really only work if they get your full contacts list Too bad for those apps. They should be able to work whether I have 1000 contacts, 0 contacts, or any number in between. If they want to have a cool feature like alerting me when a friend joins, they are more than welcome to persuade me to provide my full contacts list so I get the most out of a feature.
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lxgr 3y ago
> many apps really only work if they get your full contacts list (e.g. knowing when a friend joins Snapchat) Offering a privacy-preserving alternative to that would be a huge iOS feature. It seems like Apple even already has most of the necessary pieces for that in place (e.g. the contacts app already knows whether my contacts have FaceTime enabled, Messages knows who has iMessage etc.)
- munk-a 3y ago
  Apple has all the necessary pieces in place - it has simply failed to take a hardline stance with apps that still want your full contact list. All apps (outside of ethical developers) want to get all your contacts since that data is valuable... Apple is the party here that is responsible for limiting their access to that data - and Apple customers are the part that is responsible for putting pressure on Apple to take that hardline stance... unfortunately the last party (outside of the technically apt as represented here) aren't particularly motivated to advocate for better privacy rules. Abstractly, sure - everyone wants better privacy, but the average user wouldn't be willing to go to any real effort to get it.

Willamin 3y ago

> many apps really only work if they get your full contacts list Too bad for those apps. They should be able to work whether I have 1000 contacts, 0 contacts, or any number in between. If they want to have a cool feature like alerting me when a friend joins, they are more than welcome to persuade me to provide my full contacts list so I get the most out of a feature.

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lxgr 3y ago

> many apps really only work if they get your full contacts list (e.g. knowing when a friend joins Snapchat) Offering a privacy-preserving alternative to that would be a huge iOS feature. It seems like Apple even already has most of the necessary pieces for that in place (e.g. the contacts app already knows whether my contacts have FaceTime enabled, Messages knows who has iMessage etc.)

munk-a 3y ago
Apple has all the necessary pieces in place - it has simply failed to take a hardline stance with apps that still want your full contact list. All apps (outside of ethical developers) want to get all your contacts since that data is valuable... Apple is the party here that is responsible for limiting their access to that data - and Apple customers are the part that is responsible for putting pressure on Apple to take that hardline stance... unfortunately the last party (outside of the technically apt as represented here) aren't particularly motivated to advocate for better privacy rules. Abstractly, sure - everyone wants better privacy, but the average user wouldn't be willing to go to any real effort to get it.