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Re:iOS 12 Safari Array reverse bug by jaegerpicker on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @10:43AM (#18024500)
It is public, it's free to use and sign up for. The account costs zero dollars to sign up for, so I don't get the complaint.
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Re:iOS 12 Safari Array reverse bug by xnyan on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @11:26AM (#18024853)
It’s the exact opposite of public. You have to have an account, and even then You can only see bugs you submitted.
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Re:iOS 12 Safari Array reverse bug by donarb on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @12:29PM (#18025399)
Yep, Apple takes privacy seriously.

Bug reports sometimes also contain proprietary code that help Apple pinpoint the bug. If you worked for a company and were working on a brand new software product, would you want your competitors to have the ability to search bug reports for your email address (or all addresses at *@xyz.com), knowing that you are having trouble with a specific API?

BTW, Apple Developer Relations has updated its privacy policy for bug reports where data you submit will be deleted from inactive bug reports after a period of time.

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Re:iOS 12 Safari Array reverse bug by duskwuff on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @05:15PM (#18027783)
A private bug tracker also means that Apple can use the same bug tracker to collect reports about devices or functionality which isn't available to the public.
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Re:iOS 12 Safari Array reverse bug by exikyut on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @07:39PM (#18028529)
This I did not know. Thanks.
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