[sf-lug] [TAML-net] Apple rejects ad industry effort to stop Safari privacy feature - CNET

[Bobbie Sellers]

On 09/16/2017 11:31 AM, Barry Walker wrote:
> Hi guys...
>
>>>> https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-rejects-ad-industry-complaint-over-safari-privacy/
>>> Yeah, it's all over for the internet now. It's all Apple's fault. SO
>>> sad. ;)
>> Terrible how Apple has the nerve to protect the privacy of its user base
>> by denying the ad industry its right to track you every step of the way,
>> and trade that information with others for monetary benefit.  The nerve!
>> In the real world, following someone around and taking note of
>> everything they do is a form of harassment, often called "stalking".
> Mildly OT.
> I do like the way Apple's FULL root access is disabled even from the command line.
> To get it you have to DISABLE the SIP, (System Integrity Protection), which cannot
> be done from any User, (admin or not), in normal running mode.
>
> Way cool...
>
> Linux could learn something from this approach.

         I can only wonder at your experience with Linux as not having 
control over your computer
is a prime positive point for Linux users.   Apple of course is free to 
sell whatever crippled OS
that they care to promote.

     bliss