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| From | David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.sys.mac.system, comp.mobile.ipad, comp.sys.mac.apps, comp.sys.mac.advocacy, alt.privacy |
| Subject | Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 08/2024 |
| Date | 2024-09-05 19:49 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <ljucplFejp0U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | (8 earlier) <vbau2b$1vef$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <ljt88tF8vfrU5@mid.individual.net> <vbc89j$2uio$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <ljtoiaFbk8jU1@mid.individual.net> <vbcf2v$1deq$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> |
Cross-posted to 6 groups.
On 05/09/2024 15:26, Andrew wrote: > David Brooks wrote on Thu, 5 Sep 2024 14:04:10 +0100 : > >> Btw, things might improve if you got yourself an iPhone! > > Heh heh heh... I have plenty of iPhones. Probably more than you do. > And I have plenty of iPads. Plus plenty of Androids. And PCs too. > > Remember.... I use these devices to test the *truth* about products. > > Which is why I set up the new iPads first, without an Apple ID. > Which was to *test* the *truth* about how it works without an Apple ID. > Which - let's be frank - is an iPad is worthless without an Apple ID. > > Which proves the point that Apple designed iOS as a dumb terminal. > Devoid of even the most basic of functionality without logging into Apple. > > Having proved that fact, I decided to add an Apple ID to that new iPad. > That's when I found out you *must* add 2FA (since Feb2023). > > Only Apple forces you to murder your privacy. > Nobody else does. Only Apple. > > Moving forward, since the iPad is a dumb terminal, I added a new Apple ID. > My daily drive is an Android phone. So that's the phone number I used. > > Sure, it worked. > But now I have to have Android with me just to log into my Apple device. > > That's absurd. > Only Apple could come up with such a ridiculously absurd policy. > > Because most Apple customers are ignorant sheep the policy will remain. > Apple customers will put up with anything - they're all ignorant sheep. > > The fact is Apple murdered privacy. > And, for me, I have to carry two devices just to log into the Apple one. You might well have stumbled onto something amiss. I'll review what you say. Thanks.
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Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 08/2024 Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-09-03 20:12 +0000
Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 08/2024 Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2024-09-04 02:44 +0000
Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 08/2024 Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-09-04 19:37 +0000
Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 08/2024 Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2024-09-04 22:16 +0000
Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 08/2024 Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-09-05 00:30 +0000
Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 08/2024 David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-09-05 09:26 +0100
Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 08/2024 Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-09-05 12:30 +0000
Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 08/2024 David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-09-05 14:04 +0100
Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 08/2024 Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-09-05 14:26 +0000
Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 08/2024 David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-09-05 19:49 +0100
Re: misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 08/2024 Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2024-09-05 15:03 +0000
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