Comment by CharlesW

3 days ago

The EU: Sacrificing constituents' privacy rights with one hand, while courageously fighting for the sacred right to AirDrop with the other.

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embedding-shape  3 days ago

If a law forced Apple to do good for everyone, not just a small group of people, isn't that a good thing? It wasn't exactly that AirDrop got legislated, but thanks to the DMA, AirDrop (and other things) are within scope and they now have to make things more seamless for everyone. Win-win no?

bigyabai  3 days ago

Don't worry, the United States is always eager to prove that you can neglect both consumer rights and user privacy at the same time.

  • CharlesW  3 days ago

    This wasn't a "meanwhile, the U.S. is good" post. Let's hope this massive AirDrop "win" eases the sting of the rights that the EU is eroding.

    • bigyabai  3 days ago

      I don't think it was an anything post. You are an Apple customer upset at the status quo, which is understandable, but your post is not.

      If "think of the children" feels like manufactured consent for the erosion of rights, spending money supporting Tim "Client Side Scanning" Cook isn't going to yield some moral reprisal from Apple. Emotionally manipulating you into accepting conditional surveillance is part of Apple's security model. They're the "good guys" and they don't need to prove it.