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Apple could be the next target of China's push to get more data stored locally
Which poison pill will Apple swallow? Will they aid the Chinese authoritarian regime and protect their profits from China? Or will they protect their customers from the authoritarian regime?
I have a feeling it's the first option that Apple will choose.
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Apple introduces $4.99 Voice Plan for Apple Music
This is an Apples (pun intended) and oranges comparison. I'm talking about the cost differences between using the Music app versus using Siri exclusively to control music. You're talking about a physical item that can be purchased separately and since it's a separate item would obviously cost more.StrangeDays said:
By that logic - does it really cost Apple/Disney/studios more to give me a digital copy of what they’re already providing to other people? I mean it’s the same distributed content file, what could it cost? Or why charge me more for a movie when it first drops, vs letting me rent it for $5?tylersdad said:
I think people are more or less baffled by this, not critical of it. Does it really cost Apple more to provide the use of buttons and controls that the Music app has? No. So why is there a price difference? Why is there effectively a premium for using the Music app?StrangeDays said:“Internet people critical of Apple strategy! Film at 11.”
It's beyond bizarre.
Oh yeah, value is relative.
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Apple introduces $4.99 Voice Plan for Apple Music
I think people are more or less baffled by this, not critical of it. Does it really cost Apple more to provide the use of buttons and controls that the Music app has? No. So why is there a price difference? Why is there effectively a premium for using the Music app?StrangeDays said:“Internet people critical of Apple strategy! Film at 11.”
It's beyond bizarre.
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Apple & EU slammed for dangerous child abuse imagery scanning plans
It does not solve the complaints of those who still want to use iCloud.zimmie said:
Confusion absolutely is the issue. Today, Apple employees have the technical capability to view images you upload to iCloud. With the CSAM scanning, they would no longer have the technical capability to do so. That would be a substantial improvement to the current situation.elijahg said:"Confusion" was not the issue. Apple of course would say it is because to do otherwise would be an admission that the feature was toxic and entirely contradictory to their public privacy stance. Privacy organisations and governments weren't "confused", they could foresee the potential privacy consequences. Apple knows full well the pushback was due to their public "what's happens on your phone stays on your phone" stance, the polar opposite to scanning phones for CSAM - and the potential for further encroachment on privacy.
Spotlight literally exists to index all content on the phone. That capability has existed for over a decade. Why haven't we seen any governmental attempt to force reporting if that index shows any document or message containing "bomb" and "president" or "minister", for example?beowulfschmidt said:
I hate to be the one to say "I told you so", but I bloody well told you so.AppleInsider said:The EU's plan goes further in that it also looks for organized crime and terrorist activity.
When the capability exists, overreaching governments will exploit it.
I still think they should carve iCloud photo sync off into a separate tool, and make it clear the CSAM scanning is only part of that tool. If you want no CSAM scanning on your device, just delete the ability to sync photos to iCloud. Done. Solves everybody's complaints.
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Apple & EU slammed for dangerous child abuse imagery scanning plans
Plenty of people on Apple Insider didn't see this as a privacy or security threat.newisneverenough said:How Apple didn’t see these privacy and security threats to their users and to society is mind boggling.
Absolutely mind boggling.
