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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink7•11 months agoTransparency is not a bad thing, as long as it’s applied equally.
minus-squareNotMyOldRedditNamelinkfedilink2•11 months agoOne of the big problems with something like this isn’t transparency, it’s that this will potentially wipe out so many potential apps. Google has done this a bunch in the name of privacy and it 100% kills apps. Hopefully they aren’t as strict as Google on some of those APIs or the unintended consequences could be substantial
Transparency is not a bad thing, as long as it’s applied equally.
One of the big problems with something like this isn’t transparency, it’s that this will potentially wipe out so many potential apps.
Google has done this a bunch in the name of privacy and it 100% kills apps.
Hopefully they aren’t as strict as Google on some of those APIs or the unintended consequences could be substantial