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    John Backus‏ @backus Sep 18

    I didn’t expect Apple to take a strong pro-privacy stance. I’m also pleasantly surprised by their new features for addressing smartphone addiction. Both seem early enough and high quality enough to not just be strategic self-regulation. A happy update to my priors 🙂

    7:37 PM - 18 Sep 2018
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      2. Paul Mestemaker‏ @PaulMest Sep 19
        Replying to @backus

        Apple has been touting their pro-privacy stance for years. What was surprising to you? 🤔

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      3. John Backus‏ @backus Sep 19
        Replying to @PaulMest

        I meant I have been surprised at the pro-privacy stance they have taken over the years. Not like all of the sudden

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Paul Mestemaker‏ @PaulMest Sep 19
        Replying to @backus

        It’s basically only possible because it aligns to their business model. Sell premium hardware with integrated software and services for an extreme profit. No need to gather a bunch of info on you and sell that as a product to advertisers.

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      5. John Backus‏ @backus Sep 19
        Replying to @PaulMest

        True, but in a way every massive tech company is expected to capitalize on every computing trend. Taking a pro-privacy stance limits what trends Apple can easily execute on. Still a big sacrifice I think, although I agree that it is easier for them than many others

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      2. Nathaniel Whittemore‏ @nlw Sep 18
        Replying to @backus @zooko

        On latest @WhatBitcoinDid podcast @fluffypony actually went in on some of the privacy centric design principles of Apple especially in relation to Google et al

        2 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
      3. Peter McCormack #FreeRoss‏ @PeterMcCormack Sep 18
        Replying to @nlw @backus and

        When your model isn’t freemium you can use privacy as a competitive advantage

        1 reply 5 retweets 15 likes
      4. Chintan.‏ @chintanmajithia Sep 18
        Replying to @PeterMcCormack @WhatBitcoinDid and

        When it isn't freemium, nobody uses it.pic.twitter.com/YoMTA5XlfR

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      5. Peter McCormack #FreeRoss‏ @PeterMcCormack Sep 19
        Replying to @chintanmajithia @zooko and

        Apple isn't Freemium and a lot of people appear to be using their product.pic.twitter.com/EJn9xpT8oO

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      6. Chintan.‏ @chintanmajithia Sep 19
        Replying to @WhatBitcoinDid @zooko and

        And people use Google (all products), Facebook, Insta, and millions of data extracting apps on Apple too.pic.twitter.com/J72DH2WlW9

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. Peter McCormack #FreeRoss‏ @PeterMcCormack Sep 19
        Replying to @chintanmajithia @zooko and

        Dude, they aren't Apple's products, you are stretching here and wrong

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      1. Olli Tiainen‏ @OlliTiainen Oct 3
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        I feel that Tim Cook may have finally found his way to express the rebel attitude that Apple is famous for. To make Apple stand for something again.

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      1. Crypt0cracy‏ @Crypt0cracy Sep 18
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        until a scandal gets exposed they have backdoor deals with surveillance agencies kept secret to not hurt the stock price.

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      1. Sean‏ @mifreewil Sep 18
        Replying to @backus

        It's amazing what all those dongles can fund 😁 It's great what Apple does though on privacy/security, and it's not even at the core of their marketing materials, but is the main reason why I switched to iOS for the first time in 2016.

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      1. Memento Mori‏ @thejohnbackes Sep 18
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        indeed!

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