Apple abruptly revokes Google’s enterprise certificate

31 January 2019
This action disrupts Google employees’ ability to use internal Google apps on iOS devices.

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  • 01 Feb 2019

Apple knew about these facts, but they reacted only when the bubble exploded in their faces.

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    • Anonymous
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    • 01 Feb 2019

    Apple is simply covering their backside.

    With a cert, you can deploy custom apps. Give that power to other parties who is outside the agreement may result in bad consequences.

    Sure you may cut cost.. use cheap labor third party programmer to create apps for you.. but you may not know what surprises they put in.. or blackmail you.

    What apple did here is totally correct.

    As for the typical end user.. if you are displeased with App Store app selection.. you can always sign up as dev and create your own apps.. hint.. github have tons of quality app ideas.

      Sonu4678, 01 Feb 2019Sorry for being lazy, I should have used a proper term inst... moreYou can decline on most of it, but here is what should concern more people that it currently does:

      If you contact Google requesting all the data they have on you, you will get it quickly.
      If you contact Apple requesting all the data they have on you, you will get it after quite a while. Almost like they're carefully cherry picking what to serve you and what not to, rather than to share all of your data they have on you.

      Google isn't pretending not to build any profile on us, and Google does the same on iphone through Google searches in any broswer, use of chrome and Siri's web searches which are google searches these days, previously it was bing.

        Marco M, 01 Feb 2019No one is stealing data in this case. That's is not what th... moreSorry for being lazy, I should have used a proper term instead of stealing but I knew already whatever you said.
        My point was that Google should also be held accountable for mass data mining (I don't know a better term). Google also used a similar service/app to Facebook that led Apple to ban them. In general, Google is similar to Facebook in this case. While people are so fixated on Facebook that they are letting go other offenders.
        Android requests hella lot of users data compared to iOS and that's what I'm talking about.

          Sonu4678, 01 Feb 2019Google and some other companies are right up there with Fac... moreNo one is stealing data in this case. That's is not what this is about. It's about distributing apps meant for internal use to consumers.

          Not even the original story between apple and facebook regarded data stealing, but Facebook's use of the "Facebook Reaserch App" where their customers voluntarily offered their data in exchange for money. No stealing.

          However distributing this app to consumers is in violation with Apple's Developer Enterprise Program. It should only be used internally in Facebook for development purposes.

            Don't tell Apple didn't expect this to be abused.
            I'm not surprised that Facebook & Google abused this. Facebook is well known for stealing & selling data to anyone. Mark Zuckerberg is most evil man in techs.

              Google and some other companies are right up there with Facebook in regards to data stealing. It's just that Facebook is the only one facing consequences.
              Kudos to Apple for banning these thieves, the only practice that I really like about Apple.

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                • piku
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                • 01 Feb 2019

                Well this was expected when apple is failing at selling their phones well they need money to pay their employee so yes they will keep doing this stuff more and more in future.

                Haha.. apple this is not a long term solution to your problem if you want to sell your phones try pricing them sensibly next time and I bet this would work

                  The last Oracle, 01 Feb 2019Facebook and Google are being bullied into Not disclosing f... moreWow, it's like you didn't even read the article.

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 01 Feb 2019

                    The last Oracle, 01 Feb 2019Facebook and Google are being bullied into Not disclosing f... moreAs if creating OS is easy. Android and iOS both are just fork from Unix / Linux

                    And Samsung's tizenOS failed HARD to penetrate the market.

                      The last Oracle, 01 Feb 2019Facebook and Google are being bullied into Not disclosing f... moreWhere do you come up with this absolute crap?

                      Apple terminated these certificates for good cause after blatant violation of the terms by the licensees.

                      Get an original idea, bro

                        Facebook and Google are being bullied into Not disclosing figures of iPhone's declining sales. Apple cannot hide the truth for too long.

                        If Huawei, Samsung and Xiaomi create their Own OS and Store, they could easily topple Apple and everyone else, and have better optimisation.

                          Diametrically opposed foes

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                            • Anonymous
                            • tDR
                            • 01 Feb 2019

                            Apple, Google, Facebook?

                            Let them fight, better than bullying small company

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                              • Anonymous
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                              • 01 Feb 2019

                              I think this is a very counter productive move.
                              This make the iPhone user that use google enterprise moved to android?

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