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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 23 Apr 2017

      Uber knowingly 1. Violated the privacy of @Apple’s customers 2. Hid what they did from Apple They should be barred from the App Store.pic.twitter.com/6aYjEWABfL

      19 replies 529 retweets 519 likes
    2. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 23 Apr 2017
      Replying to @aral

      Here’s the gist of it: if some independent developer did what @Uber did to @Apple, they’d be barred for life. Why isn’t Uber, @tim_cook?

      8 replies 126 retweets 236 likes
      Aral Balkan‏ @aral 23 Apr 2017

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      Is there one rule for billion-dollar companies and another for all other developers? (No, wait, don’t answer that.)https://twitter.com/aral/status/856196457153662978 …

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      Aral Balkan @aral
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      Here’s the gist of it: if some independent developer did what @Uber did to @Apple, they’d be barred for life. Why isn’t Uber, @tim_cook?
      10:23 AM - 23 Apr 2017
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        2. Helmut Granda‏ @helmutgranda 24 Apr 2017
          Replying to @aral

          What I would be interesting to know is how it passed their “rigorous” testing. No way that was not caught during either manual or automated.

          2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
        3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 24 Apr 2017
          Replying to @helmutgranda

          See the article, they geofenced Apple so that it would behave differently for them. They actively camouflaged it.

          1 reply 1 retweet 6 likes
        4. Helmut Granda‏ @helmutgranda 24 Apr 2017
          Replying to @aral

          Looking at browser’s APIs I ran into other information that may be used to charge more for a ride (2,3, 9.9% more):http://www.npr.org/2016/05/17/478266839/this-is-your-brain-on-uber …

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        1. Zbigniew Borowski‏Verified account @BaronXboksa 23 Apr 2017
          Replying to @aral

          A hand washes a hand. Would be wise to investigate the roots of Uber and its investors. It's not black and white.

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        1. Cal Whimsy‏ @CalWhimsy 23 Apr 2017
          Replying to @aral

          Apple's "we have a closed platform to protect you" is getting ever harder to believe

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        2. 𝚂𝚝𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝙿𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗‏ @squeakytoy 24 Apr 2017
          Replying to @aral

          Although it's morally wrong, this is how society works. The rich and powerful always are held to a different standard, universally.

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        3. 𝚂𝚝𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝙿𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗‏ @squeakytoy 24 Apr 2017
          Replying to @squeakytoy @aral

          Business and justice are frequently opposing interests.

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        2. Ethan Jewett‏ @esjewett 24 Apr 2017
          Replying to @aral

          @AngeBassa Or they might get a warning from app review and a rejection on that build. Possibly retroactive pending fix.

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        3. Ethan Jewett‏ @esjewett 24 Apr 2017
          Replying to @esjewett @aral @AngeBassa

          It’s all kind of arbitrary and judgement-based. Which is kind of a problem but also kind of a feature.

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        4. Ethan Jewett‏ @esjewett 24 Apr 2017
          Replying to @esjewett @aral @AngeBassa

          I’m not sure I want to advocate for Apple nuking companies from orbit, ever. Not even Uber. :-/

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        1. G. Blake Meike‏ @callmeike 24 Apr 2017
          Replying to @aral @phessler

          Of course there is! Duh!

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        1. Joseph Bella‏ @jbella 24 Apr 2017
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          No, but there is certainly different rules for popular apps. Life is unfair.

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        1. Mitch Zamara‏ @mzamara 23 Apr 2017
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          There absolutely is. Same reason that Draft Kings & Fan Duel are allowed on Google Play while 100% in violation. $$$https://play.google.com/about/restricted-content/gambling/ …

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