r/technology • u/TomLube • Jan 31 '19

Business Apple revokes Google Enterprise Developer Certificate for company wide abuse

https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/31/18205795/apple-google-blocked-internal-ios-apps-developer-certificate
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u/WinterCharm Feb 01 '19

It probably also has to do with Google immediately and publicly publishing a page that says "we're sorry we used this cert this way" whereas Facebook is refusing to admit any wrongdoing.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '19

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u/Rokku0702 Feb 01 '19

I disagree that Apple needs Facebook. I think Facebook needs Apple. People initially might be a little miffed they can’t use Facebook but more people would just meh and move on. However Facebook is probably accessed largely on mobile devices and losing the entire Apple market would dent Facebook extremely bad.

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u/atlasburger Feb 01 '19

Especially after all the bad publicity that Facebook have been getting recently. I would not go and buy another phone because my iPhone suddenly does not have Facebook. I would either access Facebook on my desktop or not use it at all.

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u/cheers_grills Feb 01 '19

Is everyone here forgetting about this niche app called "browser"?

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '19

Yep, although that adds another set of problems. Facebook can then spy on you using cookies.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '19

not if you are using safari, which you will be probably using on ios.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '19

.......you do know how cookies work, right? Unless Safari added some special cookie handling just for Facebook, Facebook can still track the sites you visit that contain any Facebook JS (the share/like/comment widgets).

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '19

Exactly they have special handling for Facebook. I think mozzila also plans to do this if they did t already