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Re:Apple's plan to “think different” about encryption opens ... by xondono on Thursday August 05, 2021 @06:25PM (#28080818)
> Now there is a process on your phone capable of processing unencrypted data on your phone and communicating with the outside world.

What? That’s what all apps by definition do. My retinas can’t do decryption yet!

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Re:Apple's plan to “think different” about encryption opens ... by MichaelZuo on Thursday August 05, 2021 @09:19PM (#28082191)
From the proposal it seems that this system 1. cannot be opted out of and 2. can run at any time the phone is powered on without user consent.

That puts it clearly in a different category from apps.

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