CAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 2 年前Yep, Apple’s breaking iPhone web apps in the EUwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1189cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1189external-linkYep, Apple’s breaking iPhone web apps in the EUwww.theverge.comCAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 2 年前message-square25fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squareRestrictedAccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 年前They make no money by requiring their web engine be used. What they get is a phone where they prevent apps from snooping around other apps and secretly taking over the camera and microphone. Here is a Wikipedia page that explains their long fight over encryption. The EU regs just eliminated all of this protection in the name of commerce, but the big winners are the spy agencies and hackers.
minus-squareCicraft@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 年前You know you can just stick to the app store if you’re worried about that, right?
minus-squareRestrictedAccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 年前No, the point is that the EU is requiring that Apple comprise the security in the name of letting users choose what they want.
They make no money by requiring their web engine be used.
What they get is a phone where they prevent apps from snooping around other apps and secretly taking over the camera and microphone.
Here is a Wikipedia page that explains their long fight over encryption.
The EU regs just eliminated all of this protection in the name of commerce, but the big winners are the spy agencies and hackers.
You know you can just stick to the app store if you’re worried about that, right?
No, the point is that the EU is requiring that Apple comprise the security in the name of letting users choose what they want.
No, they are not requiring that at all.