XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2025-07-11 09:25, Marion wrote:   
   > On Wed, 9 Jul 2025 17:25:11 -0400, Tom Elam wrote :   
   >   
   >   
   >>> What this proves pretty much is that not only does the iPad start out as a   
   >>> brain-dead dumb terminal, but over time, without the Apple Account, it gets   
   >>> dumber and dumber until it becomes essentially inert.   
   >>   
   >> Our 7th generation iPad apps are working just fine. Get an Apple   
   >> account, update the apps, and disconnect.   
   >   
   > Hi Tom,   
   >   
   > I happen to own iPads so I know how they worked and work now (which is   
   > different in terms of privacy). It used to be you can create an Apple   
   > Account with completely bogus information - but it's no longer possible.   
      
   That is false:   
      
   Here is the one I created:   
      
   "TestTwoTestTwo@icloud.com"   
      
   It has my real phone number, true. But not my real name, or real date of   
   birth, or any other personal information.   
      
   >   
   > Given no other operating system but iOS needs that account, how are you   
   > going to "Get an Apple Account" without giving away your privacy to Apple?   
   >   
   > Why is it that the right of privacy is only impossible on Apple devices?   
      
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