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  • Privacy and security are Apple's top App Store priorities, Tim Cook says

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    OutdoorAppDeveloper said:
    Was it privacy or security that convinced Cook to implement a program to scan everyone's photos on iCloud without their permission and without a search warrant?
    It is following the law of the country they operate in.  You probably know that, but just want to make stupid comments.
    watto_cobra

  • Privacy and security are Apple's top App Store priorities, Tim Cook says

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    AlwaysWinter said:
    I used to be really comfortable with these privacy & security rationales but after the whole CSAM scanning thing leaked I’m not really convinced. On macOS we’ve been able to install apps outside of the App Store without really killing platform security. It also seems like we’re still leaving iCloud end to end encryption out deliberately at this point. So for the first time ever I’m perfectly fine with side loading apps and just not seeing this ‘privacy & security first’ claim in their actions. 
    CSAM scanning did not "leak".  It was announced by Apple.

    And from the rest of your post, you don't understand it, iCloud or end to end encryption, and what Apple is doing.
    watto_cobra

  • Meta's Zuckerberg takes shots at Apple App Store fees, maintains its own

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    OutdoorAppDeveloper said:
    Apple's closed ecosystem was also criticized by the Zuck. Apple is an easy target right now with its massive profits and anti-customer/anti-developer rules and fees.
    I don't hear consumers complaining about app rules & fees.  I generally only hear small time developers who want everything free & handed to them on a plate (you).

    Recent surveys show Apple consumers appreciate & buy Apple products for the security & privacy (recent article on Apple Insider).
    williamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Apple already included workaround for MacBook Pro notch

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    chris_kalan said:
    rcfa said:
    Why would it scale from all sides? Simply advertising to a app a less tall screen would be sufficient. No need to have black bezels on the other three sides, or is the article reporting the behavior wrong/misleadingly?

    The proper way to handle this is, that the code which draws the menu bar, simply makes that unavailable. Very few apps draw into the menu bar directly, so frankly why should developers even have to jump through hoops for something Apple’s libraries should handle transparently without additional efforts by developers?
    Not everything is written with standard UI views. Something like Premiere, for example, relies almost entirely on custom views, so scaling in only from the top would produce a squished UI. This is obviously especially not great for video editing.
    This is a problem with the App developer.  There is a reason Apple provide developer guidelines.  If the developer doesn't follow Apple's advice, it's the developers problem.

    And yes - this includes big developers, also.
    williamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Chinese students sue Apple over not including chargers with iPhones

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    MplsP said:
    This is a bit ironic coming from the land of cheap chinese knockoff chargers!

    Like Apple sells?
    It's hard for Apple to sell a knockoff of their own devices (by definition).

    I've never had an Apple AC adapter fail.  In general that's all I buy, except for multi-port USB-A/USB-C desktop chargers.  I know many people who pick up a lightening cable, DC/DC adapter (car) or AC/DC converter at a gas station that fails soon.

    And yes - I have tubs of unused USB-A & USB-C AC/DC converters.  I give them away to family/friends, when one of their knock-offs fail.
    watto_cobra