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Re:Apple, Google ban location tracking in apps using their c... by PaulKeeble on Monday May 04, 2020 @06:33PM (#23074155)
Then Google would be building a whitelist. They aren't doing that, they are using a position of power to isolate the market for themselves. That is a monopoly.
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Re:Apple, Google ban location tracking in apps using their c... by jedberg on Monday May 04, 2020 @06:45PM (#23074261)
They are building a whitelist. They even made the criteria public. You have to be a government or health entity to publish a Covid related app.
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Re:Apple, Google ban location tracking in apps using their c... by PaulKeeble on Monday May 04, 2020 @07:18PM (#23074516)
That isn't a whitelist, there is no way on it with a legitimate app when the entry criteria is being a state.
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Re:Apple, Google ban location tracking in apps using their c... by int_19h on Monday May 04, 2020 @09:59PM (#23075571)
That is a whitelist. They don't have to be easy to get on, or, indeed, to even allow any new entries.
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