U.S. states plan to sue Facebook next week: sources

Re:U.S. states plan to sue Facebook next week: sources by Apocryphon on Thursday December 03, 2020 @12:17AM (#25285666)

You don't even need to compare Apple to other OEMs. Compare Apple to itself. On macOS, despite increasingly more stringent security policies, you are free to install apps and software outside of the App Store. Why should iOS be different? Why the inconsistency across Apple's own platforms? Is iOS somehow less secure than desktop and must only go through the App Store?

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Re:U.S. states plan to sue Facebook next week: sources by ericmay on Thursday December 03, 2020 @07:12AM (#25288102)

Because one is a phone and the other is a computer? Or maybe because people want the two devices to be treated differently? Why would they be the same? I can’t install whatever I want on my Sony TV or my car. Why does an iPhone specifically have to do this?

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Re:U.S. states plan to sue Facebook next week: sources by Apocryphon on Thursday December 03, 2020 @01:28PM (#25292528)

Smartphones are much more advanced computing devices than televisions or cars, to the point that they are a government-subsidized good for low-income citizens that was only recently ended by Ajit Pai (the Lifeline program). Perhaps modern basic necessities shouldn't be locked?

Also, as others in this thread have pointed out, there's nothing saying that game consoles should be special and should be subject to digital locks. By the same token, perhaps there should be nothing preventing smart TVs and cars from being locked as well.

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Re:U.S. states plan to sue Facebook next week: sources by lawnchair_larry on Thursday December 03, 2020 @01:52AM (#25286250)

It’s easier to jailbreak than complain.

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Re:U.S. states plan to sue Facebook next week: sources by Apocryphon on Thursday December 03, 2020 @04:12AM (#25287071)

Non sequitur. That doesn’t explain any of the inconsistencies.

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