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Re:Judge in Fortnite case holds Tim Cook's feet to the fire by chongli on Friday May 21, 2021 @09:55PM (#27242504)
The problem with those permission prompts is that many users blindly accept them. If a “sniff all network traffic” permission were allowed, it would take all of one day before Facebook et al release an update with it and start siphoning millions of users network traffic.

Apple does not want this.

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Re:Judge in Fortnite case holds Tim Cook's feet to the fire by skohan on Saturday May 22, 2021 @11:17AM (#27247341)
Apple would probably also prefer it if I had to use an in-app purchase to pay my rent, but luckily we live in a nation of laws, and Apple doesn't get to decide everything based on unilateral self-interest.
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