| That’s true of every single organization and every single individual. You can always justify a conspiracy theory on the basis that you can’t prove a negative like this. Let’s consider another conspiracy theory: “A state actor wants to install spyware, and Apple’s OCSP is a barrier to their goal. They are running an influence campaign to get users to opt out of security protections.” There is no evidence for this theory. But “for all you know” certain people posting here have been paid to spread disinformation as part of this conspiracy. (Just to be clear - there is no evidence for this, and I don’t think it is likely) In the absence of evidence, it is not rational to completely dismiss either or both possibilities (that Apple has a hidden agenda or that there is a conspiracy to weaken Apple’s security). What is irrational is to use the absence of evidence to the contrary to convince yourself that something is obviously true. However on the broader point - I agree that we should not be reliant on trusting Apple for our privacy and security, and cannot afford to be as we move into the future. We need a public domain infrastructure that produces similar or better security and privacy outcomes to the ones Apple is claiming to provide. |
Its not about definitively claiming they are being nefarious, its about they CAN be, and Apple isn't transparent enough for us to know if they're not. So its about risk. People can use Apple products, I don't really care, but they risk their privacy when they do, and thats not a risk people should have to take when using an OS.