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Re:When a customer refunds your paid app, Apple refunds its ... by rzwitserloot on Thursday July 30, 2020 @08:04AM (#23997105)
It is trivial to track that an app has never been opened on a device and automatically uninstall it in that case. Seems weird to fall all over the notion that 'oh no! apple can delete my apps remotely!' - but you're fine with 'apple can install apps remotely'.

Uninstalling an automatically installed, never-opened app is not a breach of the personality of your device.

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Re:When a customer refunds your paid app, Apple refunds its ... by nomel on Friday July 31, 2020 @02:47PM (#24012271)
> It is trivial to track that an app has never been opened on a device and automatically uninstall it in that case

Why would you want Apple to have access to everyones online/offline usage habits for apps, and scans every time you restore a backup?

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