Sorry if I came off as insulting; I admit I thought your original arguments were too bad-faith to not have been made by a bot or a foreign state actor.
So... We clearly have experienced different things (or rather, the author and I have experienced similar things, and you haven't), and therefore we have very different views on the matter...
You don't have to believe me; I just wouldn't be so dismissive about people sounding off alerts and alarms about increasive abusive and invasive practices, as I've seen different levels of inaccessibility becoming normalized (e.g. you can't access some Spanish governmental services unless you have an Android or Apple phone).
Also, it's surprising to me that — if you're posting in this place — you wouldn't at least be aware of the possibility that ... companies are liars and can abuse or circumvent permissions [0] (e.g. everyone is spying on your clipboard).
So, are you really sure that regular popular apps are on the up and up and only taking what is needed to offer a service, or could they be doing something else and not have your best interest at hand?
> Sorry if I came off as insulting; I admit I thought your original arguments were too bad-faith to not have been made by a bot or a foreign state actor.
I don't need to listen to you doubling down on insults. Your tone is completely inappropriate for HN.
To answer your final question: yes, I really am that sure. iOS now prevents apps from spying even on your clipboard without permission. I have a decent technical understanding of iOS's sandbox. It appears you do not.
But again. Please take your snark elsewhere. It's simply not appropriate for HN:
So... We clearly have experienced different things (or rather, the author and I have experienced similar things, and you haven't), and therefore we have very different views on the matter...
You don't have to believe me; I just wouldn't be so dismissive about people sounding off alerts and alarms about increasive abusive and invasive practices, as I've seen different levels of inaccessibility becoming normalized (e.g. you can't access some Spanish governmental services unless you have an Android or Apple phone).
Also, it's surprising to me that — if you're posting in this place — you wouldn't at least be aware of the possibility that ... companies are liars and can abuse or circumvent permissions [0] (e.g. everyone is spying on your clipboard).
So, are you really sure that regular popular apps are on the up and up and only taking what is needed to offer a service, or could they be doing something else and not have your best interest at hand?
[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23634687