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Apple turns off data protection in the UK rather than comply with backdoor mandate
Scot1 said:I’m not a lawyer, of course, but what’s the difference between getting a court ordered warrant to enter someone’s home or workplace if they are under investigation for bad acts against the population or the government and doing the same thing to investigate same on someone’s phone?How do you find a balance between keeping people safe and respecting the rights of the individual?
I thought that’s what the courts were supposed to do and so having a back channel to go into someone’s phone under the authority of the courts isn’t such a bad idea is it? I mean the whole premises if you’re not doing something wrong…
and worse… if they went into your data with a backdoor, you would never know it, and they don’t have to tell you they did it. -
Craig Federighi says Siri won't become sentient, but it'll get better
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Apple Ring rumors & research - what you need to know about Apple's next wearable
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Apple's Eddy Cue says Google is default search engine because it is the best option
LOL from the Trump school of what “perjury” does and doesn’t mean.arthurba said:So next time Apple are negotiating the license fee for Google to be the default search engine, there is going to be a very awkward converstation.
Apple: $15B please
Google: you said that you make Google the default search engine because we're the best, and we'd be the default search engine regardless, sooo why are we paying?
Apple: ...
Google: and if you don't keep us as the default search engine when we stop paying, then you're likely to face perjury charges
Apple: ...
Google: right then. We've saved ourselves $15B
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/08/27/google-forecast-to-spend-15b-in-2021-to-remain-default-ios-search-engine
But seriously I think this means Eddy Cue expects to be retired before the next negotiation. With someone new in the drivers seat they can set a new 'strategic direction' which is hopefully along the lines of:
Google: our contract to be the default search engine on iPhone is soon to expire, can we please re-negotiate:
Apple: ...
Google: it may have skipped your attention but our entire business model depends on your customers being directed by you to our web site
Apple: ...
Google: please reply to my earlier message:
Apple: ...
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M2 Pro Mac mini review: Best price to performance Apple Silicon yet