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Hmm, my Apple ID is set to the UK, i paid using a UK card (Monzo), whilst connected to my home VPN (tunnelled) but currently abroad on holiday in Asia and it’s

Hmm, my Apple ID is set to the UK, i paid using a UK card (Monzo), whilst connected to my home VPN (tunnelled) but currently abroad on holiday in Asia and it’s telling me I need to physically be in the EU to install it…

m463 2y ago
No matter what apple says about privacy being a right, they don't let your location be private to their business. I remember years ago turning off location services on my iphone, and finding my iphone connecting to .ls.apple.com all the time (location services). I just think people don't want to give up control. They just trick/force/wear down people/customers until they give up their* control. It's too bad. I remember reading Matt Ridley's "the rational optimist" I think he said that when trading partners have trust, trading is unlimited. If I was treated with respect by apple, I would have trust and buy all kinds of things from them. Instead, I have to do this careful calculus, with devices, upgrades, apps and usually do not.
- Almondsetat 2y ago
  Even if you turn them off you can still get tracked through SSIDs
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ktosobcy 2y ago
Would that even work in the UK considering Brexit el al? Besides Apple already mentioned that it's location based and if you go out of the EU you will only have about month of "trial" to use the apps... Apple can go to hell :D
KeplerBoy 2y ago
The UK hasn't been part of the EU for quite some time now.
polski-g 2y ago
You need a faraday cage and a GPS spoof.
- hnjst 2y ago
  Farage cage maybe?
  - geraldhh 2y ago
    Farageday cage maybe?
basisword 2y ago
Have you forgotten...brexit? We no longer get to enjoy the benefits of the EU.
- phantompeace 2y ago
  To be honest, after the vote I didn’t really keep up as I thought (hoped) real change would take ages to kick in. Guess we’re finally, actually out. Will request a refund.
  - basisword 2y ago
    It officially occurred at the end of January 2020. I think something else important happened around that time that made it easy to miss :) Pre-existing law (e.g. GDPR) continues to until we remove it. New regulations like the DMA won’t ever apply.
  - Hamuko 2y ago
    The vote was eight years ago. Brexit is already going to school and knows how to read and write.
madeofpalk 2y ago
Well, UK isn't in the EU.
DRW_ 2y ago
Have you been abroad since before June 23rd 2016?
- phantompeace 2y ago
  Yes, but I think the post-brexit transition phase tricked me into believing the change wouldn’t be this drastic. Sigh.
  - nicolas_17 2y ago
    Fun fact: "British citizens had their .eu domains suspended on 1 January 2021 for three months, and then deleted on 1 March 2021 after a grace period to allow EU/EEA citizens to update the registration information to show their non-UK address."
TiredOfLife 2y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brexit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brexit
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m463 2y ago

No matter what apple says about privacy being a right, they don't let your location be private to their business. I remember years ago turning off location services on my iphone, and finding my iphone connecting to .ls.apple.com all the time (location services). I just think people don't want to give up control. They just trick/force/wear down people/customers until they give up their* control. It's too bad. I remember reading Matt Ridley's "the rational optimist" I think he said that when trading partners have trust, trading is unlimited. If I was treated with respect by apple, I would have trust and buy all kinds of things from them. Instead, I have to do this careful calculus, with devices, upgrades, apps and usually do not.

Almondsetat 2y ago
Even if you turn them off you can still get tracked through SSIDs
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ktosobcy 2y ago

Would that even work in the UK considering Brexit el al? Besides Apple already mentioned that it's location based and if you go out of the EU you will only have about month of "trial" to use the apps... Apple can go to hell :D

KeplerBoy 2y ago

The UK hasn't been part of the EU for quite some time now.

polski-g 2y ago

You need a faraday cage and a GPS spoof.

hnjst 2y ago
Farage cage maybe?
- geraldhh 2y ago
  Farageday cage maybe?

basisword 2y ago

Have you forgotten...brexit? We no longer get to enjoy the benefits of the EU.

phantompeace 2y ago
To be honest, after the vote I didn’t really keep up as I thought (hoped) real change would take ages to kick in. Guess we’re finally, actually out. Will request a refund.
- basisword 2y ago
  It officially occurred at the end of January 2020. I think something else important happened around that time that made it easy to miss :) Pre-existing law (e.g. GDPR) continues to until we remove it. New regulations like the DMA won’t ever apply.
- Hamuko 2y ago
  The vote was eight years ago. Brexit is already going to school and knows how to read and write.

madeofpalk 2y ago

Well, UK isn't in the EU.

DRW_ 2y ago

Have you been abroad since before June 23rd 2016?

phantompeace 2y ago
Yes, but I think the post-brexit transition phase tricked me into believing the change wouldn’t be this drastic. Sigh.
- nicolas_17 2y ago
  Fun fact: "British citizens had their .eu domains suspended on 1 January 2021 for three months, and then deleted on 1 March 2021 after a grace period to allow EU/EEA citizens to update the registration information to show their non-UK address."

TiredOfLife 2y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brexit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brexit

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