Matt MassicotteJun 10
Probably just a coincidence that Apple is getting into a very public confrontation with one of the most important democratic institutions in the world
Show threadnutsmugglerJun 10
@mattiem while they had no problems whatsoever complying with the Chinese legislation 🥸
Show threadinket Jun 10
@nutsmuggler @mattiem Isn't that a feature of democratic countries? Apple can push back and negotiate instead of complying with everything without risking losing business? See UK encryption laws... we can agree that it wouldn't have benefitted users to add backdoors, right?
Show threadnutsmugglerJun 10
@inket @mattiem it’s probably something to be judged care by case. I agree with you about the Uk case, but here I see a much more confrontational attitude. And I don’t have any faith in Apple’s press releases. Zero. Zilch. (And I have been an Apple user since before it’s was fashionable)
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@nutsmuggler @mattiem If I personally had zero faith in their stated values I would look for an alternative, because that's a pretty big incompatibility. It's actually one of the reasons why I avoid Google services.
Jun 10 at 6:42pmMastoot
Show threadMatt MassicotteJun 10
@inket @nutsmuggler I also do not have zero faith. However, we also now know that if they are pushed, they will sacrifice some values.