This is why I will continue to buy 1k iPhones and 3k laptops. Apple is really making the surveillance inc companies afraid.
edit: spelling.
iOS 13’s privacy pop-ups of Facebook data grabs
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#62Since installing the iOS 13 beta I've noticed a bunch of apps asking for bluetooth access. I haven't kept track of every one but I do remember YouTube and Netflix asking for it on their first launch. Thankfully, I haven't witnessed any app failing to work by denying the request though.
The Bird (scooter) iPhone app asked me for Bluetooth. It said something about "nearby scooters" which I think is a flat out lie because you unlock them via QR code? Probably also tracking...
COUP scooters (popular in Germany and Spain) use Bluetooth for unlocking it before starting the drive. Not sure what is the reason for that vs. unlocking it through internet connection though.
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#63Earlier quoted context omitted.
Plus they added mouse support (on iPad). iOS 13 really is a great release. I just wish they allowed you to full hide the mouse cursor when the mouse isn't plugged in (the option that implies it does exactly that does not).
Have you tested this? Is it true mouse support, with a right click (for things like remote desktop) and everything?
You can customize what different mouse buttons do. I've used it every day for months, no substantial problems.
As I said above the only real criticism I have is that the pointer/accessibility box doesn't disappear when the mouse is disconnected.
I haven't tried it over Remote Desktop (I don't know if the "raw" mouse presses are relayed), only to interact with native iOS Apps.
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#64This article sold me in switching to iPhone. It's like everything about Facebook dating seems like a eugenic program to favour people with a naive and submissive tendency toward power and authorities. As a technology change, online dating has become a "radical monopoly (Illich)," in the sense that whether you use it or not, you are subject to it, the way a cyclist is subject to the car, and any algorithmic bias or si…
I just switched two months ago. Been an Android users since 3.x days. I switched mostly for privacy reasons as as well. The original idea of why I liked Android: open source / Linux based, I developed apps for it, are not as important as giving too much control and my data to Google at this point. Been pretty happy with it as a new user. At first it was hard getting used to not having a back button where I expected i…
> having a back button where I expected it but after a few days got used to it.
Dont forget that iOS has an almost universal left swipe gesture that doesn't require acknowledging the top left-back chevron
It also has an optional swipe down gesture at the very bottom of the screen to cut the screen size in half, useful for hitting the back button if you have to
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#65Earlier quoted context omitted.
I just switched two months ago. Been an Android users since 3.x days. I switched mostly for privacy reasons as as well. The original idea of why I liked Android: open source / Linux based, I developed apps for it, are not as important as giving too much control and my data to Google at this point. Been pretty happy with it as a new user. At first it was hard getting used to not having a back button where I expected i…
> having a back button where I expected it but after a few days got used to it. Dont forget that iOS has an almost universal left swipe gesture that doesn't require acknowledging the top left-back chevron It also has an optional swipe down gesture at the very bottom of the screen to cut the screen size in half, useful for hitting the back button if you have to
> It also has an optional swipe down gesture at the very bottom of the screen to cut the screen size in half, useful for hitting the back button if you have to
Double-tap the home button for Reachability on iPhone 8 and older.
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#66Earlier quoted context omitted.
Apple is catching up to Android in privacy ? Good joke :)
WiFi SSID has been behind a location permission gate on Android for several releases
It looks like this was released either in 8.x[0] or 9.x[1] series. Unclear to me which one. That means that only up to about 1/3 of Android devices[2] have the feature. Version distribution is one of the things that seems to tip stuff like this in favor in iOS[3].
Admittedly, the distribution of Android devices on 8.x+ is higher than I even expected before looking at this.
[0] https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/wifi...
[1] https://developer.android.com/about/versions/pie/android-9.0...
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#67Earlier quoted context omitted.
Apple is catching up to Android in privacy ? Good joke :)
This kind of comment indicates how effective the marketing/media kool-aid has been. Having paid very close attention to how both systems work (and having used both iOS and Android extensively in recent months), I don't think I'd necessarily declare either of these platforms a clear privacy champion.
On iOS, your adversaries are third-party app developers. On Android, your adversaries are third-party app developers and the OS vendor, whose entire business model is hoovering up your data. iOS is, in mathematical jargon, strictly better on that basis alone.
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#68Earlier quoted context omitted.
The Bird (scooter) iPhone app asked me for Bluetooth. It said something about "nearby scooters" which I think is a flat out lie because you unlock them via QR code? Probably also tracking...
COUP scooters (popular in Germany and Spain) use Bluetooth for unlocking it before starting the drive. Not sure what is the reason for that vs. unlocking it through internet connection though.
Faster? More resilient? If they went through the cellular network, there would be more latency, and if the scooter is in a place with poor network coverage, it might not work at all.
(I'm assuming that most phones have better reception than the cheap cellular modems inside scooters)
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#69> “We’ll continue to make it easier for you to control how and when you share your location.”
Technically, that's true. The choice between “yes, always” and “yes, always” is as easy as it gets, while of course also being totally misleading in arrogating that users actually do have a choice.
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