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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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    Aral Balkan‏ @aral Jan 25

    Aral Balkan Retweeted Dean  👨🏻‍💻 🇬🇧

    This is very cool: “Apple believes privacy is a fundamental human right”* * Except in China and in any other country where our adhering to such a belief may result in lower profits for Apple, Inc. or its shareholders. HT @laurakalbag #humanrights #capitalism CC @tim_cookhttps://twitter.com/CraftyDeano/status/956235634154332168 …

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    Dean  👨🏻‍💻 🇬🇧Verified account @CraftyDeano
    Nice! #iOS113DevBeta1 pic.twitter.com/VyWCZFLVZO
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    2:31 AM - 25 Jan 2018
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      2. Eric Eggert‏ @yatil Jan 25
        Replying to @aral @laurakalbag @tim_cook

        Uhm, well. They at least keep most of the information on their phones and if it goes to the cloud it is encrypted. I think it’s better for Chinese to have the possibility of Apple’s privacy than only state-own companies or Android where all bets are off. It’s a hard compromise.

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral Jan 25
        Replying to @yatil @laurakalbag @tim_cook

        Yet they’re not getting the same platform in China. eg., you can’t use a VPN on your iPhone. Terrible precedent and most likely the thin edge of the wedge.

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      2. uɐpʇou@ ✸‏ @notdan Jan 25
        Replying to @aral @n0x00 and

        Unless this message is a silent “fuck you” and a warning.......

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      3. Carroll‏ @n0x00 Jan 25
        Replying to @notdan @aral and

        We care until it matters - is what I’m hearing

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      4. uɐpʇou@ ✸‏ @notdan Jan 25
        Replying to @n0x00 @aral and

        I honestly have no idea, but probably. That goes for each and every one of us that continues to buy Chinese goods, though.

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      5. Alfie John‏ @alfiedotwtf Jan 25
        Replying to @notdan @n0x00 and

        It’s worse for non-Americans. At least US citizens within the US are theoretically protected from snooping on, while the rest of the world don’t have any local tech companies so have to carry around devices that have no protections to spy on them 😰

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      2. Patrick Bulteel‏ @PBulteel Jan 25
        Replying to @aral @nixcraft and

        For a second there I thought it was "piracy"...

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      1. David Rosenblum‏ @TweetByDavid Jan 25
        Replying to @aral @laurakalbag @tim_cook

        Do you believe that Chinese citizens do not deserve to have the ability to buy and use iPhones? I don’t want to put words in your mouth, but I’m having trouble thinking of a realistic alternative outcome.

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      1. Alexandru Duzsardi‏ @aduzsardi Jan 25
        Replying to @aral @laurakalbag @tim_cook

        Apple believes whatever you pay them to believe :) I would bet that if it wasn't in their interest in some way that we are not aware of they wouldn't care for your privacy or anybodies for that matter

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      1. Fabien Marry  ✏️‏ @Fabien_UX Jan 25
        Replying to @aral

        Do click the “learn more” button at the bottom on that screen. It lets to a complete detail of their data usage for each app/service, explained comprehensively but clearly, with associated instructions on how to opt out.

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