XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: marion@facts.com   
      
   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.   
      
   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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