wave_walnut@kbin.social to Technology@kbin.social · 1 year agoApple will require app devs to explain exactly why they use certain APIsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareSpunkyBarnes@geddit.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoTransparency is not a bad thing, as long as it’s applied equally.
minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoOne of the big problems with something like this isn’t transparency, it’s that this will potentially wipe out so many potential apps. Google has done this a bunch in the name of privacy and it 100% kills apps. Hopefully they aren’t as strict as Google on some of those APIs or the unintended consequences could be substantial
Transparency is not a bad thing, as long as it’s applied equally.
One of the big problems with something like this isn’t transparency, it’s that this will potentially wipe out so many potential apps.
Google has done this a bunch in the name of privacy and it 100% kills apps.
Hopefully they aren’t as strict as Google on some of those APIs or the unintended consequences could be substantial