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Re:Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store... by jamil7 on Saturday January 27, 2024 @12:40AM (#39152926)
> I mean both are equally important really. I might want to grant you access to my microphone to run a voice command but that doesn't mean I want you to collect my voice recordings and sell them to someone else.

Throughout this thread you’ve demonstrated that you don’t understand how the OS itself works and assume App Store review is somehow protecting you from this, the OS already prevents this.

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Re:Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store... by nodamage on Saturday January 27, 2024 @01:35AM (#39153195)
That's a very condescending accusation you've made, but okay I'll bite. How exactly does the OS prevent this? Just to be very clear, the scenario is:

1) The app requests access to the microphone.

2) The user grants the app access to the microphone.

3) The app, now having microphone access, processes the user's voice command and does what is requested.

4) The app also uploads the voice recording to their backend and later sells the voice recording to someone else.

What mechanism in the operating system do you believe prevents (4) from occurring?

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