Re:Apple Plans to Use Its Own Chips in Macs from 2020, Repla...
by briandear on Monday April 02, 2018 @04:53PM
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A bug is bad. A business model based on selling your personal information to third parties without your explicit knowledge -- far worse. A bug is a mistake -- not excusable, but the _intent_ is much different.
The admin access without a password bug -- fixed in 24 hours, and it still required physical access to a machine.
That's not to diminish the seriousness of the flaw, but that's far different that Facebook's (and many others') nefarious, continual and one-might-argue, malicious exploitation of personal data.
I feel like Apple actually cares deeply about privacy. Look at Tim Cook's personal life for example -- extremely private person -- someone, given his life story, who probably appreciates privacy more than most.
No company is perfect and no company should get a free pass for negligence, but I think Apple has earned the benefit of the doubt.
The admin access without a password bug -- fixed in 24 hours, and it still required physical access to a machine.
That's not to diminish the seriousness of the flaw, but that's far different that Facebook's (and many others') nefarious, continual and one-might-argue, malicious exploitation of personal data.
I feel like Apple actually cares deeply about privacy. Look at Tim Cook's personal life for example -- extremely private person -- someone, given his life story, who probably appreciates privacy more than most.
No company is perfect and no company should get a free pass for negligence, but I think Apple has earned the benefit of the doubt.