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1. egorfine · 1790257864 · focus · HN ↗

   I genuinely believe that in 2015 Apple had the balls to resist and today they don't.

   I am judging by a simple fact, that "please confirm your age" screen is now mandatory during the iPhone setup in all countries, and in some it's behind a KYC. I have a strong opinion that this is insane. And once they let the foot in the door - there is no closing it.

   1. briffle · 1790258615 · focus · HN ↗

      They never did. they had the balls to resist against western governments, where it was politically adventagous to do so. They folded to China real quick, because they wanted to make sales. All "icloud storage" in china has been on another storage platform, that follows all the local laws.

      1. realusername · 1790259032 · focus · HN ↗

         The only thing where they tried to push back very hard was the EU's DMA, beyond that they folded quickly to absolutely everything else.

         1. PorciiVorbesc · 1790269798 · focus · HN ↗

            They pushed back on the DMA because that affects the monetisation opportunities of their walled garden ecosystem.

            Any other invasive privacy/encryption interventions from the government only affects their users, not their money, so they cave without issues.

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