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Apple Agrees to Offer Government-Approved Pre-Installed Apps for Devices in Russia
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Spoken like a true communist
Especially USA under Biden - usa was always an inspiration - now its becoming more like Europe - lying and socialism.
I mean now in the US, COVID rates are falling at a good pace and the US is leading the world in vaccinations with the exceptions of UAE and Israel, while Europe and Asia is starting a third wave. A change in leadership helps.
Apple has agreed to show users a "preferred" app even when searching explicitly for something else knowing an exact match exists.
Apologies for my example: when you search for WhatsApp you get TikTok.
This is not driven by government motives, but "other" motives.
As a consumer I feel "pushed" to somebody else's agenda. My autonomy is breached by entities of dubious character.
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It's a Puti phone after they get finished with the mandated installs. Boo
Unpopular opinion here, but I do like the general idea of a mandatory public service app.
They’re willing to bend on something like this for the relatively small market in Russia. i wonder what kind of access they’re allowing the US government…. Hmmmm
I don't know about this. This feels very 1984. And also what Apple was really breaking the mold of in 2007 when they released the iPhone. Beforehand, phones were filled with bloatware installed by the carriers.
This feels like a step backwards, but maybe not?
This feels like a step backwards, but maybe not?
Oh I’m sure the Russian government would never abuse this backdoor onto every internet connected device in the country.
I missed the part about a back door in the article. Could you point that out for me?
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?
I've never been prompted to install any of those apps when setting up a new iOS device.
Maybe you should read the article again (or for the first time).
Let's not kid ourselves..
Crime hasn't stopped happening.
There's a reason we haven't heard anything about "FBI & Apple and Police Departments" anytime recently.
For those that need it spelled out -- they are getting their access...quietly
Maybe you learned a different English than I, but that means you can decide which apps to uninstall, rather than accept all or none.
they could deploy a different version of maps so that dacha & church won't be visible.
fun fact: the church is shown as 'Putin's church' in maps and is 'permanently closed'
fun fact: the church is shown as 'Putin's church' in maps and is 'permanently closed'
In Mother Russia you don't install the apps, the apps install you!?
But it could be one additional motivation for the people of Russia to start fixing it.
