Apple Photos phones home on iOS 18 and macOS 15

Re:Apple Photos phones home on iOS 18 and macOS 15 by Teever on Sunday December 29, 2024 @02:02AM (#42538227)

That's absurd.

We can regulate these problems.

If the EU can regulate away the lightning connector they can regulate away this kind of stuff.

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Re:Apple Photos phones home on iOS 18 and macOS 15 by simondotau on Sunday December 29, 2024 @02:35AM (#42538350)

You're seriously arguing that it's absurd for customers to have "absolute control" over all software?

No EU regulation could regulate away all "moral" concerns over software. More specifically, they EU could regulate, but the overwhelming majority of software companies would either strip significant features out for EU customers, or exit the market altogether.

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Re:Apple Photos phones home on iOS 18 and macOS 15 by LtWorf on Sunday December 29, 2024 @03:29AM (#42538542)

Lol, they keep threatening that but they still like the money of the europeans.

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Re:Apple Photos phones home on iOS 18 and macOS 15 by simondotau on Sunday December 29, 2024 @06:47AM (#42539371)

The EU hasn't threatened granting consumers "absolute control" over all software.

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Re:Apple Photos phones home on iOS 18 and macOS 15 by LtWorf on Sunday December 29, 2024 @07:50AM (#42539605)

I'd vote for a party that said the only legal license is AGPL :D

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