They could and I am sure they will in spots, but not at the detriment of their business.
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Tim Cook Says Apple is 'Not Against Digital Advertising' Ahead of iOS 14.5 Launch With App Tracking Transparency
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It sure seems like they are... if not they would have toned down their press releases to be more in line with the deference they give to overseas actors going against universal fundamental values, all under the shield of "local laws".
Yet they act like they are a moral guide. At least in the USA. In China they bow to the real Apple ceo
I guess I'm just old fashioned thinking that we are endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable Rights... you know... that thing. True that Governments are instituted among Men to secure these rights, but they can neither grant these unalienable rights, nor take them away.
I any case, I just wish that Tim Apple would apply his grand statements consistently. Saying that they don't have influence in China is a copout.
You are correct, and I have been a bit hyperbolic. Still, I just wish that there was a smidge of pressure directed towards an oppressive communist regime every once in a while. Simply handing over the Chinese users' iCloud data to this antithesis of privacy tells me they don't really believe it, or at least that their courage ends at a statement.
I don't understand why certain forum topics tend to trigger the cognitive dissonance when it comes to Apple, especially when:
1. China makes 90% of the worlds' products and I don't see MR posters railing against other manufacturers whose products many of us consume...
2. This is about ios 14.5 and Tim Cooks observations. Maybe another thread should be started in another forum on this topic
Yes. Otherwise Tim is a hypocrite. If privacy was such a “fundamental human right” Apple wouldn’t be making business there because it goes against its company values.
I guess a big factor is that this is a Mac (i.e. Apple) forum and the article here referenced Apple. Maybe forums focused on other companies are having discussions on what those companies are doing or not doing.
I don't understand why people are so touchy about Apple being called out for real (or perceived) hypocrisy. It's almost like they attach their psyche to Apple being anointed in fluffy feel good statements, but not really putting their words to action.
It still amazes me that people think Apple is anything else but a business. I applaud them taking this approach on privacy, but I wouldn't expect them to do anything that is detrimental to their bottom line.
All I’m saying is don’t be a grandstand about something’s and then ignore your own house
We don’t see most other companies rallying against social injustices but ignoring their own dirty laundry.
That is why I wonder why Apple is doing this. It can't be just from their warm and fuzzy cockles ...
Exactly my point. All of that “we care about privacy” “privacy is our #1 priority” “privacy is a fundamental human right” is just bs and nothing but lies. All Apple cares about is money, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but why lie then?
If people weren't touchy, then in a thread about app transparency, there wouldn't be a connect the dots to false equivalencies dealing with Apples' manufacturing partners in China.
With ios 14.5 Apple has again upset the applecart.
And yet Apple has given away hundreds of millions if not billions toward various efforts, as well as time and materials. So if Apple was so concerned about the bottom line, I would expect them to be tight fisted and not give away a dime.
But the old narrative really isn't true. For me I expect companies to go about their business and provide a service, I cannot alone provide, but it's important they also answer to customers, shareholders and the board.
I think its because people don't want to let Apple (and its boosters) to pick and choose when to paint themselves in glory and then hide their dirty laundry when its not convenient. Anyone talking about "principles" are expected to live by them - everywhere, all the time.
I think they can take this approach, as it will be looked at as beneficial by their users, while at the same time acknowledging that they have no control over laws of other countries. You can call it hypocritical, but I just call it business. They aren't the world police.
I don't see it as lying, I see it as working within the limitations of their business.
So basically all companies are hypocritical, because ignoring or not commenting doesn't make it right and not hypocritical. Kudos to Apple for having the guts to do what they think is right.
There's that general blanket statement issue again that's been oh so troublesome.
I know some people label this as hypocrisy, some people don't. I'm glad Apple has the guts to do what it needs to do. You are welcome to your opinion, and I'm not trying to change it. I'm issuing my view on this, which is a reality check that Apple can operate a business and follow local laws.
And as I said above, this is a thread about app transparency that is morphed into something else, because somehow far-reaching changes that Apple influences, tends to get all sorts of (off-the-wall) comments flying.
That is the consequence of pompous talk. Apple does it, and consequently they get to hear about how they fail to live up to it too. If they had just kept their mouth proportional to their real-world actions, no one would be talking about all of this. That lack of guts to live by what they say, is what causes all the hubbub.