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Originally Posted by Quagmire
While all of this is meant publicly benefit the consumer, I feel like this will largely benefit companies more.
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Exactly. This is not a situation being driven by consumer demand. It is being driven by corporations demanding access to the incredibly valuable consumer data that is stored on iPhones. The EU is framing this as "choice" and "privacy", where in reality the exact opposite is being mandated.
Access to the Secure Enclave? Why does any developer
need that? There's an API to build into your app. They do not
need the biometric data, other than to sell it. European companies lost their ability to compete in the cellphone space, so they are lobbying the EU government to grant them access to the IP of foreign companies and the private data of those company's customers, so that they have something to sell. All of these things are going to lead to increased fraud, reduced privacy, and an actual rise in app costs, not a reduction.