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1. Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Aug-2021 18:31:35 CEST Aral Balkan

   Regardless of whether Apple bows down to pressure on this, it shows you how they think. It’s their phone, not yours. Tim Apple is your daddy and as long as you live under his roof, you live under his rules. And he’s just made it clear he can enter your room whenever he likes and search your drawers. Might be time to think about moving out.

   Problem is, where do you go? Do you move in with creepy uncle Google next door? No, he’s even worse.

   And your banking app only works on iOS and Android…

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Aug-2021 18:31:35 CEST Aral Balkan

     in reply to

     …I’m seeing people say “just don’t use an iPhone.” It’s not that simple when everyday things like financial apps with two-factor authentication are locked into the two main platforms.

     We need legislation to ensure critical services use open standards so you can use your Pinephone to buy lunch in the future.

     It’s shocking how easily some folks jump to “just go live in a cave.” No, that’s not an acceptable alternative. We deserve to partake in modern life without sacrificing our human rights…