Re:“People have asked if we'll adopt this system for WhatsAp...
by handrous on Friday August 06, 2021 @05:31PM
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> I wouldn't say I have a "deep belief" in Apple, but I trust Apple more than the other available options
That, for me too. From my perspective they basically don't have competition. The only viable alternative to Apple is "do everything yourself with open software, and just accept everything being buggier, jankier, and less helpful, while eating way more of your time". Obviously I'm not in love with that option, but what else? MS? Google? Ha.
If Apple stops being Apple it'll be the elimination of a whole category of products and services, essentially. Just won't exist anymore.
This is all less a product of Apple being wonderful than of user-facing computing everywhere else being an embarrassing shit-show.
Instead of being motivated to use and/or sell user data, it's in Apple's best interest to keep that data secure and play to its competitive advantage as the company who is not trying to pry into its users' lives.
That said, I really don't understand why Apple would do this, and it is very disconcerting. Obviously child pornography is absolutely horrible, but this move seems to throw out everyone's privacy in exchange for catching what I have to imagine is a tiny minority of users who are involved with that.