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EU to propose common charger for all smartphones, ignores Apple's protest
This is not possible because it means that the EU must develop new standards of connector (for each and every type of device) no matter what the required specs are.crowley said:mike_galloway said:Why does the connector in the phone iPad etc even matter?
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The EU continues to maintain that a common standard would reduce electronic waste
There is no requirement for them to get involved the the connecting leads - just the power supply, that is where the majority of waste is.
I don't consider this is a problem, it's just that it will have some unintended consequences with more energy being wasted in the equipment.
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EU to propose common charger for all smartphones, ignores Apple's protest
Why does the connector in the phone iPad etc even matter? it’s about the charger and as different countries have different standards on the AC side the EU can have whatever it wants.
In order to standardise on power output levels and voltages it may mean having to use a more powerful adaptor than is strictly necessary and wasting energy in the form of heat.
Having said all that, modern power supplies are really quite efficient, It's probably only a problem in power hungry devices.
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Apple privacy head explains privacy protections of CSAM detection system
It would be helpful (rather than just trashing the offered fix from Apple) to offered an alternative solution - unless we wish to state that there is not a problem to solve.
Criticism is easy but solutions are difficult - buts lets try.
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What you need to know: Apple's iCloud Photos and Messages child safety initiatives
Thank you Mike for you effort in your article, even though you are probably wasting your time on this particular forum - all of us (including myself) are usually entrenched in our opinions despite any evidence to the contrary.
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Apple expanding child safety features across iMessage, Siri, iCloud Photos
As “no good deed goes unpunished” I might question the wisdom of this, however someone, somewhere needs to take a stand against all sorts of “miss-deeds”
And whist it may be preferable for the law enforcement of countries to do this they are not always the best equipped to do so.
It may well be that all the corporations that claim to just be the “messengers” and not the “authors” need to take a more responsible attitude the what they host.
