[donmcronald]

So they have all these restriction for security and privacy, but they’re all worthless if Apple decides they’re going to provide surveillance for the government, right?

IMO this is a win win for Apple. They get to pretend the anti-repair shenanigans are for your protection, but they also have the option of turning around and selling access to you and your device to whoever they want.

The NSA spying isn’t comparable either. That was mass surveillance. Swapping a piece of hardware, which requires hands on the device, doesn’t scale to the point of being a threat like that IMO.

For me, the negatives of non-repairability outweigh the pros of the security provided. I’m not worried about the government swapping my screen to gain access to my device.

[secondaryacct]

Or you know, we could click a radio button on the shop website and be able to choose: reparable vs secure.

But they didnt think about that one...

[zepto]

They did, and they have written about that kind of choice.

It’s a false choice. If you give it to people, they will be manipulated into choosing ‘repairable’.

[donmcronald]

Do you mean they did and people overwhelmingly chose repairable, so they invented a narrative to support the answer they wanted?

I don't know anyone that would forgo having a repairable phone for the tiny bit of extra security it gets them.

[zepto]

Right, because people overestimate the need for repairs, and underestimate the value of security.

You can’t seriously think that most people do a good job of assessing cybersecurity risks accurately.

[commoner]

Users who choose to repair the products they own with the parts they want at the price they're willing to pay are not being "manipulated" into anything.

[zepto]

They are if it is at the expense of security.