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Re:Apple is working on iPhone features to help detect depres... by AnonC on Saturday September 25, 2021 @10:01PM (#28657764)
Your wish wouldn’t work on iOS. Apple hasn’t so far focused on adding Internet access permission. Every app on the device gets access to the network by default. There is no way to stop one app from accessing the Internet while allowing others.
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Re:Apple is working on iPhone features to help detect depres... by amelius on Sunday September 26, 2021 @11:51AM (#28661869)
Sorry to use the phrase but this sucks. I feel like companies are too much focused on pushing shiny stuff while forgetting about basic security features.
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Re:Apple is working on iPhone features to help detect depres... by xanaxagoras on Saturday September 25, 2021 @10:45PM (#28658010)
I remember reading about a guy who got FreeBSD's "pf" working on an iPad. MacOS used to (still does?) ship with it. They could do it, they just don't want. They'd certainly never let you be the admin of it and block the gazillion telemetry requests they make back to themselves.
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