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dominikhoffmann said:

This is really disgusting. Yet another way to cheapen the marital act!

With all due respect, sex is far more than a marital act. 

And no sex is dirty or 'disgusting' if it's what the involved parties want. In marriage or out. 

The Vision Pro and all other 'wireless' and VR related options are just that, options. 

There can be good and bad aspects associated with this but the same applies to something as mundane as eating chocolate. 

anantksundaram said:

“Online security” in the US is such an oxymoron. 

We laugh —I do too — at the EU when it comes to tech, but I do wonder, how come we never hear about such regular breaches (on a similar scale) over there? 

(It’s honestly a serious question. Spare me the predictable hackneyed responses, please.)

Breaches happen of course and fines are issued. Some of them are huge, others tiny but the obligations are there and the authorities take complaints seriously, no matter how small. 

Here is a good summary on what is required:

https://www.upguard.com/blog/cybersecurity-regulations-in-the-european-union

And one small example:

https://www.edpb.europa.eu/news/national-news/2024/polish-sa-administrative-fine-failure-notify-personal-data-breach_en

And a bigger one:

https://www.edpb.europa.eu/news/national-news/2021/dutch-sa-fines-transavia-poor-personal-data-security_en

Some of the biggies under GDPR (not necessarily breaches) but underscores how bad Meta still is:

https://dataprivacymanager.net/5-biggest-gdpr-fines-so-far-2020/

dee_dee said:

bulk001 said:

Well done Oregon! Look forward to seeing more States take similar steps for the benefit of consumers.

Consumers are now going to have genuine parts in they iPhone swapped out for cheap Chinese knockoffs and repair shops will then sell the genuine parts on EBay.  Oregon should really be focusing on it homeless and drug problem.  Most there can’t even afford an iPhone. 

Trickery dickery will always be an issue. It's human nature. The solution is not to force everyone into Apple's hands for out of warranty repair. 

You paint a negative on the repair picture while completely ignoring the overwhelming positives. 

Choosing to have your repair carried out by a reputable dealer is a clear first step. Having decent consumer protection laws to guarantee the repair is also essential. 

And let's not forget that some 'cheap Chinese knockoffs' can even be very good. 

"This ensures that only genuine Apple parts are used in the device repair"

From what I've read previously, parts pairing actually goes further, by definition, and stops known genuine Apple parts from working correctly when they are swapped from identical phone models. 

Parts pairing itself doesn't have to be bad for third parties (users included) but control should be with the owner. It is the owner who should be made aware of changes and authorise them. 

Not unlike 'unlocking' carrier phones in the past. 

Right to repair is much needed, as is 'design for repair' and a guarantee of parts into the future. I'm glad that a full array of manuals will be available to users as well. 

riverko said:

I wonder how is Apple to blame about SMS technology limitations. It is cellular carriers technology… speaking of iMessage being limited just to Apple ecosystem. Why they don’t blame Whatsapp that I cannot send text message to a user that is using Signal or Telegram?

The latest EU WhatsApp beta has a feature to interoperate with Telegram and other third party messaging apps. That is in response to DMA/DSA requirements.