When an app asks for permissions, it should have a “feed fake data” option

Re:When an app asks for permissions, it should have a “feed ... by Dylan16807 on Saturday July 08, 2023 @05:01PM (#36648723)

While I wish I lived in a world of perfect competition, I also realize that I don't. System-wide rules against bad behavior are a lot more efficient.

> You don't need Apple to make that decision for you.

I also don't need an app making the decision of whether I need an account. Apple preserves that choice for users. And they're not making any decisions for the user about installing. Effectively zero apps will leave the store over this rule, so the user retains full choice over installing.

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Re:When an app asks for permissions, it should have a “feed ... by pessimizer on Saturday July 08, 2023 @05:19PM (#36648901)

> System-wide rules against bad behavior are a lot more efficient.

I don't want Apple making many system-wide rules on behavior, even on Apple's own systems (which they share with their users.)

That being said, they're very right about this. Making the distinction between, on one side, apps that are useless without accounts (like banking apps) or apps that are made to help with already existing accounts, and on the other side apps that are just forcing accounts to capture and control the users, is a smart and thoughtful move.

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