The only apps that Apple should ever be allowed to block are those that contain malware or don't function at all (crashing all the time). Beyond that they should either pass everything through or allow alternate app stores as Android does.
Reshared post from +Dan Gillmor
I keep hoping journalists will wake up to the dangers of putting too many eggs in Apple's content basket — giving a corporate control freak the right to decide if their journalism is acceptable. Here's the latest example of why this is a risk:
Apple Rejects App That Tracks U.S. Drone Strikes | Danger Room | Wired.com
It seemed like a simple enough idea for an iPhone app: send users a pop-up notice whenever a flying robots kills someone in one of America’s many undeclared wars. But Apple keeps blocking the Drones+ …
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They are a private company. They should be allowed to do what they want. We invented this cool little thing called freedom. Vote with your pocketbook.
I think that if in 1944 we had the iPhone, an app that tracked the D-Day invasion would also have been blocked. The President must be able to kill the terrorists without Apple screwing him up. Otherwise, if one of those terrorists who got away blows up NYC or whatever, not only will that be a tragedy, but also the people will call for the nationalization and elimination of Apple as a company. So it's in the interest of Apple not to create an app that helps the terrorists.
I think that if in 1944 we had the iPhone, an app that tracked the D-Day invasion would also have been blocked. The President must be able to kill the terrorists without Apple screwing him up. Otherwise, if one of those terrorists who got away blows up NYC or whatever, not only will that be a tragedy, but also the people will call for the nationalization and elimination of Apple as a company. So it's in the interest of Apple not to create an app that helps the terrorists.
+Bill Jordan I do vote with my dollars, that's why I use Android powered mobile devices, alongside my MacBook Pro
+Bill Jordan I do vote with my dollars, that's why I use Android powered mobile devices, alongside my MacBook Pro
+Anton Wahlman the app that Apple banned is displaying publicly available information on strikes that already happened. The enemy on the ground already knows where the strikes happened. This about transparency so the people know what the government is doing in their names.
He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.
+Anton Wahlman the app that Apple banned is displaying publicly available information on strikes that already happened. The enemy on the ground already knows where the strikes happened. This about transparency so the people know what the government is doing in their names.
He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.