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Aral Balkan
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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    1. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 17 Feb 2016

      Dear @tim_cook, Thank you. https://www.apple.com/customer-letter/ …

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      Aral Balkan‏ @aral 17 Feb 2016

      Why is Apple doing this? Because no competent corporation will just throw away an absolute competitive advantage. https://ar.al/notes/apple-vs-google-on-privacy-a-tale-of-absolute-competitive-advantage/ …

      4:02 AM - 17 Feb 2016
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        2. Panayotis Vryonis‏ @vrypan 17 Feb 2016
          Replying to @aral

          @aral the best example is gmail. Why haven't they introduced PGP in Gmail? Because they can not: no search, ads, "signals".

          1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
        3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 17 Feb 2016
          Replying to @vrypan

          @vrypan They have e2e via a browser extension as a means of PR; knowing full well a tiny % will use it.

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        2. Heinrich ☭ Trotz-Ki‏ @kammadeva 17 Feb 2016
          Replying to @aral

          @aral That's bullshit. If they can spy on you, they will spy on you.

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        3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 17 Feb 2016
          Replying to @kammadeva

          @kammadeva Even if it specifically runs counter to their economic interests… umkay.

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        4. Heinrich ☭ Trotz-Ki‏ @kammadeva 17 Feb 2016
          Replying to @aral

          @aral A good spy doesn't get caught. That's kind of the point.

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        1. CorbanRaun‏ @CorbanRaun 18 Feb 2016
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          @aral well written, thank you

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        1. Scott Menor‏Verified account @smenor 17 Feb 2016
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          @aral (assuming they've done the security well), it's also potentially very hard / expensive for them to crack in and circumvent things

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        2. Anna Bekoach‏ @blumo0n 17 Feb 2016
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          @aral Thanks for this blog. I've been returned to pondering wherevthis is going over 2 mos of media half-statts.

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        3. Anna Bekoach‏ @blumo0n 17 Feb 2016
          Replying to @blumo0n

          @aral If Apple/Cook wanted to open that phone, assuming therebis a means, couldn't it be done discretely as natsec?

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        4. Anna Bekoach‏ @blumo0n 17 Feb 2016
          Replying to @blumo0n

          @aral It's impossible to not see this FBI-Apple collision as the most awesome ecchange of PR for services to be rendered.

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        2. Stephan Engberg‏ @Engbrg 17 Feb 2016
          Replying to @aral

          @aral Apple is not ensuring privacy just because they allow encrypting some storage of their phone with an access password-protected key

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        3. Stephan Engberg‏ @Engbrg 17 Feb 2016
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          @aral As their letter say Apple can even easily access the "protected" content if THEY want. Untrustworthy design, you cant trust Apples key

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        1. Stephan Engberg‏ @Engbrg 17 Feb 2016
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          @aral ILLUSION of privacy is good PR for Apple. One test will be when Apple stop taking control of you and transactions in Iphone/AppStore

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        1. vag‏ @mel3ne 17 Feb 2016
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          @aral @z3r0fox and serves well PR purposes

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        1. Vesa Luukkonen‏ @VesaLuukkonen 17 Feb 2016
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          @aral Apple must have read my blog. ;)

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        1. Jan  🇪🇺 Wildeboer (transnational citizen)‏ @jwildeboer 17 Feb 2016
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          @aral @BrusselsGeek Google can't. Because OEMs are free to make changes. And I'm sure some did.

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        1. Henrik #FreeAssange‏ @hec4x4 17 Feb 2016
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          Just being insane: Apple may actually believe in a few CSR parameters. Maybe their culture is 'we believe', and that just add value? @aral

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