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$1 billion Apple data center project in Athenry, Ireland cancelled
It's amazing how a single person can hold up progress. He'll be shutting down the looms in Nottingham next, a la Ned Lud.
This would have been a benefit to the Irish economy, and provide valuable high tech jobs - attracting other such roles to the area, as Apple does lead the way on this in Ireland. I don't understand the argument about the strain on the grid, and greenhouse gases... it'll get built somewhere else, AND Apple, of all company, is literally the best at using green energy.
I wonder if he'll win against Amazon too?
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Apple automatically uploading iPhone call logs to iCloud, forensics firm says [u]
Using Facebook/Google and caring about privacy are not mutually exclusive.sog35 said:
I never said Apple should break the law regarding privacyavon b7 said:It doesn't matter if users value it or not. That's the least of it. As a fundamental right, it is there and rightly so.
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But Apple customers don't give 2 sheets about privacy.avon b7 said:
Personal and Corporate values may overlap. Privacy is a fundamental right. Protecting privacy isn't only a question of values but legislation. The problem is that legislation will always trail technological advances. Just look at the problem of drones and privacy.sog35 said:good.
I'm sick and tired of Tim Cook's stance on privacy.
The hell with privacy. The truth is 99% of the population don't care about privacy. They just want a good product at a good price.
Its time for Apple to go head first into Advertising and Data collection ala Facebook/Google.
But one of Cook's pillars is privacy, so he would have egg whites all over his face.
That's why Cook needs to be replaced with a savy, practical, and ruthless CEO. Cook is more fit to be a CEO of a non-profit or charity organization. His stance on privacy has literally costed Apple HUNDREDS of BILLIONS in profits.
Cook has all these pie in the sky ideals - privacy, diversity, gay rights, ect. Fine and dandy. But a CEO of the worlds most powerful company should not have its hands tied because of following those ideals. Cook should keep his personal values SEPERATE from the corporations values. All Apple should be about is providing the BEST PRODUCTS and SERVICES.......period. If this means less diversity, less privacy, ect. so be it.
90-95% of iOS users either are on Facebook or use Google services. That is a FACT.
Yet Apple sacrifices literally TENS of BILLIONS of dollars because of their ridiculous stance on privacy.
IMO, I'd rather have Apple be the custodian of my information than Google/Facebook. I want Apple to start their versions of Facebook/Google so they can rake in BILLIONS and also keep that data away from Google/FB.
Bottom line is people will be using social media and sites that require data collection. With or without Apple. So it makes ZERO sense for Apple to be stubborn and not participate.
Cook is actually hurting iOS customers because he is forcing them to use Google/FB instead of an Apple run equilvelent.
Cook is stuck with 1995 thinking. Data collecting is not evil. Adversting is not evil. As long as the data is kept safe and anonymous its fine. People are willing to sacrifice some privacy for awesome services that make their life more productive and enjoyable. Its time for Apple to wake up and stop their extreme privacy s
But they should remove their extreme privacy stance.
iOS users have spoken. They don't care about privacy aka 90-95% of iOS users use Facebook/Google
I use Facebook sometimes, I have to - everyone I know is there. It doesn't mean I can't care about privacy. I do very much. When presented with a choice, I use iOS because of many things but one of those things is that I can enjoy all the advantages of the latest technology without Apple knowing my every move. I am the customer, not the corporations looking to advertise. That's important to me, and I suspect the majority of Apple customers.
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Netatmo Smart Video Doorbell to support HomeKit Secure Video at launch, indoor & outdoor c...
The Netatmo cameras are not wireless, they are all powered from a cable, including the doorbell.22july2013 said:This is an odd development because AppleInsider previously reported that wireless cameras were not supported by Apple HomeKit. So now they are?
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New UK ID app yet again fumbles tech that Apple has already perfected
What a dreadfully uninformed, foolish, and biased point of view - clearly anti-government. Uk.gov is the envy of the world, with the UK having an amazingly well designed, accessible, digital presence for all of its citizens across almost all services. Uk.gov is apolitical, as most of the government outside of the USA is, not being subject to the whims of elected fools. I’d also like to point out that the USA is not leading here, although a handful of states do use the platform.The government is launching a digital driving license, but is also creating a platform for a digital passport, and other digital ID that citizens hold. Documents that Apple and Google do not support. They have also NOT said the digital driving license would not be compatible with Apple and Google’s platforms either at launch or later.Having being involved with Apple’s digital student ID initiatives I know that they do not make supporting their platform easy, have ridiculous requirements that are hard to meet, and charge for the privilege. The author has also missed that driving licenses are very different in the UK, they are not expected to be carried whilst driving, or available on demand to police if you are stopped, nor are they as easy to obtain as they are in the USA, so expectations are quite different.As to the comments regarding the UK’s robust covid response, and Covid app. Given this was under development prior to Apple and Google’s joint development, I don’t see how this authors narrative is accurate. Where is the evidence that the UK government wanted to sell citizens data? It does not, as a matter of law, have the ability to do so. Did it want more data that the Apple/Google platform provide? Yes, and why not? The UK government, like so many others - and let’s remember who was President during the pandemic in the USA - does not exist to do anything but serve its citizens.For citizens of the USA reading this, or anything else, please understand that UK politicians like politicians of other European countries, do not typically set out to enrich themselves as a primary outcome, nor hold outrageous beliefs that they wish to impose on citizens. They are public servants, and whilst there are, unfortunately some bad eggs, generally those who benefit from exported USA political rhetoric which simply does not apply overseas.So all in all, kindly bugger off, because you have no idea what you are talking about.
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Apple, Google, Microsoft announce commitment to 'passwordless' future
The reason it’s more secure is because there are multiple factors - the device (something you have), and the PIN (something you know) or biometric - face, or finger (something you are). No one is suggesting we replace passwords with PINs, they’re saying a device AND a PIN - or some other factor.AppleInsider said:
It's not immediately clear how falling back to a device PIN would be more secure than a properly configured password, however.
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Apple to pump $350B into US economy over next 5 years, pay record $38B in repatriation tax...
That's not the whole story, the new tax regime taxes overseas profits as if they were made in the US. So in other words, it's cheaper to bring it back, which is exactly what it's intended to do.mike1 said:
Clearly, you don't understand what is happening here. Companies always had to pay taxes on repatriated money. However, the tax rate is now so much lower, that it can begin to make sense for companies to do so. The old rates were so exorbitant, that nobody, not just Apple, brought back overseas profits.toddimt said:but the company is presumably going ahead because of lower corporate tax rates advanced by the Republican Party and U.S. President Donald Trump.
They have no choice under the new tax plan to pay taxes. All US companies holding overseas profits have to pay taxes on that money now.
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Here's every Apple HomeKit product announced at CES 2017 coming later this year
My experience is the total opposite. I have lots of Hue lights, Eve sensors, Eve plugs and expect to move my security cameras over to HomeKit compatible ones in the medium term. Everything works flawlessly - Eve sensors turn off heating, and turn on lights.patchythepirate said:I've been pretty damn frustrated with homekit so far. I have a Lyric sitting in a drawer and I've been holding out on buying lighting because of the expected hassle. I installed the schlage door lock that I bought from the Apple store (in its nice, Apple-specific packaging) and the *&^%ing thing doesn't even work with iPhone 7 (the tech had me do the set up on my old iPhone 6, but the homekit was too buggy to use, and then it disconnected completely; it's now a $200 dumb lock.) An idevices outdoor plug wouldn't install. Still no homekit compatible garage door opener apparently (although one is supposedly coming). The only smoke/CO alarm I've found has terrible reviews on amazon; not reassuring for a safety device. Why bother creating a platform like this if it's going to be so difficult to use? I can't be the only one with these frustrations. The homekit app was my favorite part of iOS 10. Unfortunately it's been a huge disappointment for me.
In case anyone is interested: I have the nanoleaf aura and it is really great and could not be easier to set up. It's the only functional item on my Apple Home control panel.
Remember HomeKit is the ecosystem, but each manufacturer has to develop a good product. It's not like Apple makes your door lock. Install the Lyric, and purchase some Hue lights - you'll be thrilled with how easy things can be.
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Ireland invests Apple's collected back taxes in low-risk bonds
Can we be very clear. There are no loopholes, but there is the law. Apple, like so many others, have conducted themselves legally. Do we like it? Perhaps not, but it’s no more a loophole than the design of the law itself.
