People saying this is no different then phones coming with pre installed apps have no idea of Russian history.
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Apple Agrees to Offer Government-Approved Pre-Installed Apps for Devices in Russia
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This isn’t even true. It’s a blatant lie actually…We get that in America too, when you set up a new iPhone they give you a list of apps if your new to the App Store: Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Twitter, TickTok, YouTube, Microsoft, Tinder, etc. all those are safe non-spying apps and companies right?
You have to open the App Store and look for a list. It’s not just offered in a prompt during setup.
Why is the whole world becoming complicit with blatant tyranny?
It always was like that, that's the humanity.
Maybe the next species will do it better, i hope so...
They'll do anything China demands just to remain in that market. With all the posturing Apple does about human/equal rights and so on, they soon forget their principles where money is involved.
Just goes to show that it's all about presenting an image.
And we know the non-Rainbow wrist band image they present in Russia.
Because its been demonstrated all over the world you can easily sell oppression under the guise of a "health emergency", so the next step is press the jackboot on the face even harder (on top of the placebo masks the gullible are forced to wear under threat of arrest and persecution otherwise).
Are we allowed to uninstall the COVID-spying framework? Same answer goes for every state-enforced spying app coming soon to all your devices.
It isn't just US. Here in the UK we have the worst Covid death rate and Brexit. I have friends from many countries, and there seems to be feeling of a downward trend for many.
Another example, how long protected Apple privacy mumble can be sell easily for more $$$. That's exactly who Apple is nowadays. You're welcome, dear end-users.
According to local news, all are optional.
I was mainly alluding to a problem could be the Russian government including a government-backed spyware app on the list of recommended apps that then gets installed. If that can't be removed, it would be a major issue. Given the state of the Russian government, this is a real concern.
Those are not government mandated.We get that in America too, when you set up a new iPhone they give you a list of apps if your new to the App Store: Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Twitter, TickTok, YouTube, Microsoft, Tinder, etc. all those are safe non-spying apps and companies right?
In modern Russia, APP INSTALL YOU!!!!!!
I can't believe it took this long to get to this point. You all are slacking.
I can't believe it took this long to get to this point. You all are slacking.
It's mandatory for all smartphones if you haven't read the article. And many more devices.
Yes, and in the U.S. they will call it ‘fariness’. When you turn on your new iPhone or iPad for the first time you will be presented with a screen where you must choose your browser, your email client, your music app, your message app, etc. Apple’s apps will be forced to the bottom of the list so they won’t be prominent and anti-competitive.
Oh, is that why Europe is locking down again because they screwed up the pandemic and the vaccine deployment? I bet things are just rainbows and unicorns in China, right?
Citizens of North Korea do not have internet access or smartphones so your question is moot?
Not yet but if they can control and snoop on their citizens with iPhones then they could roll it out.
One hopes that eventually Apple has the guts to stand up for what they claim are their principles worldwide, but so far they are failing. For now though, they fall all over themselves to support the totalitarians in Russia, China, and around the world, plus the want-to-be totalitarians in DC (FBI/NSA/CIA) by not enabling iCloud encryption using secure keys.
