They are gate keeping
this post was submitted on 15 Jun 2024
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I’m not an Apple apologist, but I feel there are some things Apple does that are privacy focused.
- The ability to E2EE encrypt iCloud is a very simple privacy feature that is accessible to the technical and non-technical alike.
- Private relay provides a double VPN architecture that doesn’t cause constant captcha hell and again just works for non-technical people.
- Hide my email, while not being perfect, is a pretty straightforward method to make throwaway email addresses.
The things I hate about Apple are generally not privacy related.
- They are a mega-corporation that stifles innovation
- They don’t allow other browsers
- They are puritanical about what is allowed in the App store