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> It's the same with privacy. Forcing app publishers to state what user data is being sucked out of their phones was just a poor PR stunt.

> Nothing has changed. Applications still require payments in form of contact lists

This is actually proof that users don’t make good choices when it comes to privacy and security even when they have the necessary information.



True, but majority of users, not all of them.

On the other hand, there's little non privacy-invasive apps of certain types and corporations make good use of users' inability to pick lesser evil.

App Store helps them a lot, too, because to see what invasive practices developer/publisher uses, one has to click on app title to see details, while having a very comfortable "GET" button as the only button and only thing that looks clickable on the list.

Cook's typical smoke and mirrors approach.


Not really sure what you are saying other than that users don’t want to bother understanding what they are installing.

That’s an argument for stricter store policies, not eliminating the store.




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