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>Why do these companies get to say what you do with your camera, how you order food, or who you date? Their App Store dictatorship lets them control all of this
by notavalleyman 2y ago
>Why do these companies get to say what you do with your camera, how you order food, or who you date? Their App Store dictatorship lets them control all of this.
Can you share some examples of when this happened to you?
- pjc50 2y agoThe app store controls what food ordering and dating apps are allowed to exist. So it's not a "to this person specifically" situation, but certain things don't make it to the market. (personally I'm in the middle on this: some quality control is valuable, and probably essential for anything with access to user data or payment services. But the store is also anti-competitive.)
- echelon 2y agoMoreover, what if I don't want Google or Apple to know about my {Islamic LGBT app, Chinese Democracy app, etc.} ? Why do they have to know or control me or my audience?
- KPGv2 2y ago> Moreover, what if I don't want Google or Apple to know about my {Islamic LGBT app, Chinese Democracy app, etc.} ? I admit that I don't know about Apple's ecosystem, but if you don't want Google to know about your Islamic LGBT app, you don't have to tell them. Android users can download your app off your personally-owned .com and install it to their phone no problem.
- kyleee 2y agoI am sure though Google gets metadata and usage data from Google play services and other system software on android that reveals app usage, though