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  • Apple's App Store used to host free VPN apps with ties to China military

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    Farago said:
    Western countries are idiots.
    That this comes as a surprise is just pathetic—of course the Chinese military is going to do everything it can to spy on the West.
    - Chinese hackers stole trillions in intellectual property theft (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chinese-hackers-took-trillions-in-intellectual-property-from-about-30-multinational-companies/)
    - Zoom is deeply in bed with the Chinese military
    - China's human rights record is right up there with Hitler's
    The CCP is a heinous regime with whom we should not be engaging.
    Apple needs to get out of China and show some moral leadership.

    Yeah....China..... Where masked police just grab people off the street , don't charge them with any crimes , then ship them off to a detention facility in the middle of nowhere and make it impossible for their lawyers to contact them. Just like Hitler's regime.  Or maybe you are confusing it with another country.
    muthuk_vanalingamDAalsethmknelsonForumPostdewmewilliamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Australian swimmer caught in riptides rescued using his Apple Watch

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    mikethemartian said:
    I assume he was in cellular range. The satellite feature is currently only on the iPhone, isn’t it?
    Correct, but you will find cell coverage usually extends some distance from the shore.  The area he lives in is a fairly developed beach community.
    chasmwatto_cobra

  • App Store changes look like a free ride to some developers

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    As a developer, I wholeheartedly concur with the arguments presented by the OP. The intricate tax and regulatory frameworks that Apple must navigate across diverse geographical regions justify the substantial 30% revenue share.

    And then you just publish the app and the money magically appears  in your bank account. 

    I would NEVER link to some external payment system. I can't imagine how easily that could break.  For example, User X wants to pay for a "Pro" version. With Apples in-app payment process, that's super easy for a developer to handle.  If you have an external payment system you have to "hope" that the company provides a reliable web API to check that feature has been paid for and somehow link that back to your user.  Privacy nightmare ? And if that external payment processor goes under?




    williamlondonteejay2012danoxknoxDavidwatto_cobra

  • Apple Pay increasing in popularity online as shoppers seek speed & security

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    hmlongco said:
    "That privacy-first approach has become a selling point...."

    More security-first than privacy-first, from my perspective. Every site I share a credit card number with multiplies the chances my card number and information will be stolen in a data breach.

    And by using Apple Pay, I also decrease the chances of my purchase data being shared and cross-matched by my credit card number.
    Exactly, if you use Apple Pay they  do not share your CC number with the site. So you cannot be tracked.


    "Apple Pay does not share your actual credit card number with the merchant when making a purchase on a website. Instead, a temporary, unique Device Account Number (DAN) is used for the transaction. This DAN is generated and stored on your device, and it is not linked to your actual credit card number. " 

    XedJavert24601chiawatto_cobra

  • Apple's new research study is the most ambitious one yet

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    SleepDoc said:
    I was excluded from the study because I have a shared icloud account. Thats going to cause problems from many people willing to participate. Thats too bad. 
    Same here
    forgot usernamebyronlwatto_cobra

  • Lightning iPhones get real USB-C support with custom case

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    Honestly, kudos to the EU for forcing this change. 

    For me, it was never phones that were the problem.  It was all those other rechargeable electronic devices like headlamps, security cameras, under desk lights, electric toothbrushes, etc etc that hand a mixture of USB-A, micro-USB and some other annoying USB "standards".
    muthuk_vanalingamVictorMortimerwilliamlondonAlex1N

  • Developer angry that App Store is removing game that hasn't been updated in 7 years

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    As a developer, I fully support Apples policy here. Updating an app to keep up with the latest App Store requirements can be a bit painful, but a junior programmer, with some oversight could take care of it.  It would just be a x.x.x+1 update. It just strikes me as lazy as hell the developers did not do that. 
    Most of the work is not actual code issues. The new privacy requirements, and the "paperwork" for submitting to the App Store are more onerous ( thanks EU!).
    williamlondon

  • How to use Siri to get answers from ChatGPT

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    All this whining from the tech writers about Siri not knowing , for example, Baseball scores is solved by "Hi Siri, Ask ChaGPT < insert stupid baseball question here>" 
    Meanwhile Siri by itself works great for creating messages, reading messages , dictation , creating notes etc...   those useful things that people actually do.
    mr moewilliamlondon

  • Tim Cook quits Apple for Lumon Industries in 'Severance' promo

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    Tim Cook is the ultimate CEO.. he puts his personal feelings on hold and just does what has to be done . I imagine him washing his hands for 2 minutes and maybe up chucking after dealing with the petty orange dictator.
    M68000jas99grandact73watto_cobraJanNL

  • Apple exploring the possibility of moving iPhone manufacturing to United States

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    Trump is a moron who does not having a clue - and has made America the laughing stock of the world. He is quite simply "a bad person" with no redeeming qualities. He pulled the old republican jedi mind-trick on the poor uneducated "deplorables" - they are the ones going to get completely screwed. No health care, a polluted environment, and their pickup trucks will cost more when he tears up NAFTA. Do they really think coal is coming back? No-one wants to buy their frigging coal. Remember global-warming?

    Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it. Trade-wars and tariffs lead to international conflict and never lead to an improved economy.

    taniwhabaconstangiosenthusiast