igorsky

darkvader said:

I wonder if that's actually useful...

Nope, not even remotely.  I have ZERO interest in streaming music

flydog said:

Gaby said:

And people complained about Apples system… I have to say that I am against any weakening of encryptions or privacy protections but in terms of which method is the lesser of two evils Apple’s solution is the less intrusive. The language in this Bill truly is terrifying. I have to say that considering that the police constantly complain that they don’t have the resources to deal with crimes as it is I find it farcical that more and more legislation continues to be added. Not to downplay the significance of sexual abuse in any way but one has to be pragmatic and decide whether the the attack on privacy is justified. It seems to me police forces do less and less detection and real crime fighting and are becoming merely administrative in their roles. 

Apple’s method is not less intrusive because Apple would be scanning all communications. 

bluefire1 said:

Why not keep the damn notch, skip the pill and pinhole and go straight to neither in (hopefully) 2023.

bonobob said:

igorsky said:

ravnorodom said:

I don't even know what I can use Apple Cash Card for beside Apple Store. It's an odd card that positioned oddly. I assume it acts like a gift that that you can refill. 

It's like a pre-paid debit card. You can use it for anything.

It might be similar to a pre-paid debit card, but it is actually a (virtual) debit card tied to a bank account.

zebratrain said:

urahara said:

zebratrain said:

Cool. The pressure is on. Maybe apple will now contemplate paying its fair share in taxes to European countries it operates in to make this bill more palatable. When you steal from the hand that feeds you time after time again something like this was inevitable and it makes perfect sense that google and amazon are next.

Do you mean that EU wants to steal from Apple which feeds EU?

EU has the thing that apple needs: customers with the cash and access to financial instruments to purchase and keep purchasing their products. But the EU gets a rotten deal because digital services are taxed elsewhere if at all and way bellow actual value. Apple has been very naughty (polite way of saying that they are stealing) and refused to pay fair taxes. 

I think this is a shakedown. Pay us what you owe or else thing. What is disconcerting is that the EU has fallen to the level of the likes of apple/google/samsung to get what it wants.