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> Apple warns Australia Who the heck does Apple think they are? Also, why doesnt Apple "warn" China for the well documented privacy/security implications in t
by bitpush 1y ago
> Apple warns Australia
Who the heck does Apple think they are?
Also, why doesnt Apple "warn" China for the well documented privacy/security implications in that country?
- wyldberry 1y agoBecause China makes their stuff and they've invested billions in skilling up Chinese labor.
- lazyeye 1y agoActually just "billions" is an understatement... https://youtu.be/NAj9zB4vaZc https://youtu.be/NAj9zB4vaZc
- wat10000 1y agoThey are “warning” in the sense of describing what they claim will be negative outcomes from this. It’s not a threat. As for China, what would they say? “Your policy of surveillance and censorship puts users’ privacy and freedom at risk”? They know, that’s the whole point.
- mmmlinux 1y agoThey could say "We're going to stop subsidizing the entire Chinese tech industry"
- OsrsNeedsf2P 1y agoThey aren't warning Australia as a threat, they are making a very valid argument: > Apple claims that allowing sideloading and alternative app stores effectively opens the door for malware, fraud, scams, and other harmful content. You don't want random apps on your phone. The App Store vets apps thoroughly to ensure there's no malware. It would be virtually impossible to do the same for arbitrary apps getting side loaded.
- kjkjadksj 1y agoI want random apps on my phone. The computer has all these same risks yet the sky doesn’t fall.
- bitpush 1y agoThis is the part I wish Apple apologists get. Your precious Macbook Pro allows arbitrary apps to be installed over internet, and that seems to be doing just OK.
- Imustaskforhelp 1y agoThey think that every part of apple is fine. But to be honest, I am in android and I have some deep criticisms of android too. Wish things were more linux like (ie. literally running pure linux in mobile phones), there is pinephone os but I kinda wish that it becomes mainstream enough
- ccakes 1y agoNot really. A random app I download from Github Releases can easily ship my ~/.ssh/id_rsa off to some server and I'd never be wiser. That's very hard to do on a phone. They're not the same thing and treating them as if they are is somewhat naive.
- protimewaster 1y agoI think the point is that even that threat hasn't rendered MacBooks to be widely deemed insecure or untrustworthy. So, if the threat of similar insecurities were to show up on phones (which is debatable since AFAIK both iOS and Android have substantially different security models compared to traditional desktop OS apps), why would phones suffer a different fate than laptops or desktops?
- ksec 1y agoWhile this isn't exactly warning Australia as a threat as many comments have suggested. It wasn't long ago Apple actually warn that they might pull iPhone out those countries. Their PR system aren't as good as it was and plenty of traces left on the internet.