I'm not sure why you're replying to me with a sarcastic response when I was merely disputing the notion that "The whole point of their privacy stance is to prot

I'm not sure why you're replying to me with a sarcastic response when I was merely disputing the notion that "The whole point of their privacy stance is to protect you from companies like Google and rogue governments". On the other hand, the issue is not as simple as Apple following the law, because Apple chose to lock down iPhone and set themselves up as the sole gatekeeper for app installations. On the Mac, which allows distribution from outside the App Store, it's not possible to completely ban apps in this way.