The UK government has reportedly backed down from its dangerous demand that Apple build encryption backdoors, following pressure from the Trump administration. But the secretive nature of this R…
In French we use to say “Dans le doute, abstiens-toi”. Not sure what would be a common similar expression in English, “when in doubt, don’t”? Meaning I consider they can’t be trusted simply because we can’t be sure what’s going on (with Apple, as well as with most other corporations).
I started using Apple in the early to mid-80s and was happy using them. It all changed a few years ago, when I realized I could not be sure they were trustworthy like they used to be and that is not because they were better back then, simply because a few years ago all apps and tools were not constantly connected to the internet and phoning back to them. Realizing that, and disagreeing with a few other recent changes they had made, I decided to stop using them.
I also quit giving them money. Maybe if enough of us were doing that that would help? I’m not even sure at this stage: they’re so rich and so powerful do they still even need us?
I was able to do so because I don’t have a boss around me. My spouse works in one of those large corps (quite close to Microsoft) and that’s not as easy for her. But she still can make a clear cut between her personal and professional life and not use any of them for stuff that are not related to her work.
In French we use to say “Dans le doute, abstiens-toi”. Not sure what would be a common similar expression in English, “when in doubt, don’t”? Meaning I consider they can’t be trusted simply because we can’t be sure what’s going on (with Apple, as well as with most other corporations).
I started using Apple in the early to mid-80s and was happy using them. It all changed a few years ago, when I realized I could not be sure they were trustworthy like they used to be and that is not because they were better back then, simply because a few years ago all apps and tools were not constantly connected to the internet and phoning back to them. Realizing that, and disagreeing with a few other recent changes they had made, I decided to stop using them.
I also quit giving them money. Maybe if enough of us were doing that that would help? I’m not even sure at this stage: they’re so rich and so powerful do they still even need us?
I believe the expression in English is “When in doubt, do without.”
I’ve been attempting to deGoogle and deMicrosoft. It’s a very hard challenge, especially since my work is fully onboard with Microsoft.
Thx :)
Yeah, it’s real hard to move away from them.
I was able to do so because I don’t have a boss around me. My spouse works in one of those large corps (quite close to Microsoft) and that’s not as easy for her. But she still can make a clear cut between her personal and professional life and not use any of them for stuff that are not related to her work.