| > Apple was to me the walled but good-willed garden Apple knew a supplier was using child labor but took 3 years to fully cut ties[1]. > taking a stance against widespread anti-democratic tendencies. "While US lawmakers have proposed legislation aimed on curbing American companies' ability to use forced Uyghur labor, Apple sought to weaken the bill, The New York Times reported last month."[1] > caring about their profits by respecting their customers "Cook argued that people choose iOS specifically so they won’t have to make risky decisions with sensitive data."[2] But also, "Apple takes flak for disputing iOS security"[3] --- Apple has always been ripe with hypocrisy, It's astonishing to see people claiming the latest incident to be like the only blemish on its record. If a lone developer from some village releases a software and makes a claim that its secure we'd rush to ask for source code, 3rd party security audit and what not; But if Apple asks for our trust because it's Apple, Why not the hardware is shiny right? When did the premise for security shift from 'zero trust' to 'Apps open fast, So I'm fine with it'? [1] https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-knowingly-used-child-l... [2] https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/22/22448139/tim-cook-epic-fo... [3] https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/09/apple... |