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Re:There’s a crack in the iPhone foundation and it could get... by Clubber on Thursday August 12, 2021 @01:53PM (#28159331)
Think of it this way. Ever see the movie where they put the neck shackles on people that blow up if they do something wrong? Running Man is an example. With local device scanning, I feel apple is putting a neck bomb on me, but promising they won't blow it up unless I do so and so. I can't take the neck bomb off and never should have let them put it on in the first place. My head is now at the mercy of Apple now and forever because it's locked on. Now Apple can change the terms of service, boom. Apple has a bug, boom. Why in the hell would I want this neck bomb on me?!
Re:There’s a crack in the iPhone foundation and it could get... by stetrain on Thursday August 12, 2021 @01:57PM (#28159379)
Sure. I'm not saying this is good. I'm saying there are a lot of kneejerk arguments being made that directly conflict with Apple's description of the system.
Re:There’s a crack in the iPhone foundation and it could get... by postoak on Thursday August 12, 2021 @02:24PM (#28159701)
The problem is that you have to trust their description when the technology is a black box. And trust that it won't change in the future.
Re:There’s a crack in the iPhone foundation and it could get... by stetrain on Thursday August 12, 2021 @02:39PM (#28159869)
Sure. But like I said the causes are mostly political and legal.

A utopia of GPL-only mobile devices with no proprietary cloud service connections doesn't seem like a valid option. At least not for a large enough share of users to make a societal difference.