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Won't folks prefer to use native system features (e.g. password protected apps or the "hidden" album in Photos app)?
by peterallport 2y ago
Won't folks prefer to use native system features (e.g. password protected apps or the "hidden" album in Photos app)?
- JTyQZSnP3cQGa8B 2y agoThat, and how did Apple managed to approve an application that hides its true purpose like that?
- Twisell 2y agoThe scariest part is probably the user-base ready to purchase such an App. The demo gif literally showcase "Jenn*Nud*.jpg" as an example..
- NoMoreNicksLeft 2y agoMaybe I'm way out of touch, but does anyone over the 18 bother to hide their stash of pornography unless it's somehow illegal? I mean, be worried whether or not there's parental controls so the kids can't get to it, but to encrypt it?
- idolofdust 2y agoSome people hide their porn from their partner / significant other; I don’t know why people rationalize that, but it’s common enough.
- brailsafe 2y agoI feel like encrypting and hiding personal private photos/video would be the point, not so much downloaded porn.
- kalleboo 2y ago1. Intimate photos of your SO rather than generic porn 2. A lot of people live in a more prudish/religious society than you may
- NoMoreNicksLeft 2y ago>Intimate photos of your SO rather than generic porn I file those under "never worth it to take the picture in the first place since it will eventually be exposed to the internet no matter how careful one is".
- brailsafe 2y agoI mean, I don't like JPGs as much as the next guy, but idk that I'd call them scary
- satanworker 2y agoWhat's exactly wrong with that? We live in a society fully online, virt and nudes are literally a part of normal healthy communication
- gumby271 2y agoMaybe, but does that mean this app doesn't deserve to exist on user's computers if they so choose? Not sure why Apple has a say in that just because they have a massive advantage over every other dev on their platform.
- jll29 2y agoThere can be different views on this, I guess. Apple is known to like to exercise control and to keep their ecosystem closed (recall that Jobs was initially AGAINST the AppStore concept entirely, which was invented by someone else and now makes a ton of money for Apple). Open systems with little control lead to a bazar like the various Linux distros with inconsistent-looking and buggy apps mixed with great apps - anything goes. Imagine you are Apple and you want your AppStore to convey a professional and safe look and feel, you probably don't want 60,000 converter or image viewer app but a variety of tools, maybe 5-10 per category max, or it will be hard for users to navigate and tiring to explore.
- gumby271 2y agoI guess my disconnect is that the computer that a person owns isn't the same as a store that Apple runs and can carefully curate that runs on that computer. Combining those into one thing strikes me as dangerous, with not much upside. Everything you described can be true while allowing the user to use their computer how they want, it just doesn't make Apple as much money.
- CharlesW 2y ago> recall that Jobs was initially AGAINST the AppStore concept entirely… Jobs was initially against allowing third-party native apps on the iPhone, but not App Store as a distribution mechanism. Once he relented on inviting ISVs to the profit party, the iTunes Store model was never in question.