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by longislandguido 78 days ago
Despite all the sneed on display, it's currently #4 in the App Store (ahead of Threads, Gmail, and Google Maps) and #1 in News so they did something right.

Personally, I want the most stringent CORS settings to read about his gold Sharpie pens.
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JumpCrisscross 78 days ago
> it's currently #4 in the App Store (ahead of Threads, Gmail, and Google Maps) and #1 in News so they did something right

Not disagreeing. But why should its provenance force a higher standard? It’s a glorified news app, to my understanding. Is its breaching worse for national security than some weather app that had its moment in the sunlight?

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LocalH 77 days ago
Because it is at some level officially backed by the White House. That alone brings higher scrutiny.
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s1artibartfast 77 days ago
That is a reassertion of the same claim. What is the reason why?
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