Comment by Dalewyn
Comment by Dalewyn 3 days ago
Seeing this getting downvoted is fucking wild.
I remember 20+ years ago when one of the most commonly seen attacks was malware configuring a proxy server in Internet Explorer which by design overrode the operating system's configuration.
What a lot of software does today by ignoring the operating system in lieu of their own shit is just like the above. If your program doesn't (or can't) respect the operating system, your shit is malware and you should reconsider who you write code for.
> Seeing this getting downvoted is fucking wild.
If you consider the source of income of what's most likely a considerable portion of the HN community, I think this makes more sense. Apple is one of the only companies interested in preventing tracking, and it hurts, in the billions sort of way [1][2].
[1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2022/10/08/appl...
[2] https://www.forbes.com/sites/timbajarin/2022/07/26/apples-do...