Obtaining an ID is very challenging, which is a massive dilemma, since either tightening or loosening the standards will discourage and discount different types of voting. It MIGHT be true that election fraud is uncommon in the US, but this doesn't mean it will always be something that can never happen.

The states in the US need to make improvements in the techniques they use to issue ID cards, and using technology to do this is probably what Tim was subtly hinting at. After all, Apple has identification technologies that are available to anyone, and have almost never been compromised in any way. Additionally, they have technology for triangulating data to establish confidence without just dumping the data into the public domain.. for example, you could use location data to double-check that someone was voting in the right place (which is a common problem that technically qualifies as fraud).

I wonder if it still uses React Native or if they moved to a truly native system. Presumably SwiftUI is a bit too unstable for an application like this, but if not, it could explain quite a bit of how this was achieved.

I really hope that technology for restricting web content to a given geographic zone becomes common.

For instance, if I could write a tweet that would only be visible in New York state.

This is such an incredible dilemma - that law enforcement is crippled by civilians having such easy access to strong encryption, but providing a backdoor seems to inexorably lead to political persecution.

However, using a blockchain to mediate the requests for data might provide a middle path. I believe it could provide three dynamics that would facilitate legitimate investigations while also preventing abuse.

1 - Each request for data would be paid for individually. This would prevent a PRISM-like approach where the feds simply aggregated all the data there is.
2 - There would be publicly visible records of how often data was being requested.
3 - If there was a certain piece of data that was subject to abuse (such as the security cameras from Andrew Yang's campaign manager's office or something), members of the public could band together to outbid the feds, thereby preventing them from procuring the data.

There could be other mechanics that moderated access, rather than simply using money and bidding in this way. For example, the feds could be limited to 100 queries per year, or they could gain access only after stakeholders in the blockchain voted on the individual matter.

AirPods are a very strong business, but this analysis has been debunked by Neil Cybart (who crunches these numbers all day and has for several years).

According to Neil, last year's revenue is about 7.5 billion, not 12 billion. https://twitter.com/neilcybart...

No Agenda is the best podcast I've found this year, after getting into a ton of them last year.

Twice a week, on Thursdays and Sundays, Adam and John broadcast roughly 3 hours of analysis of both political issues and the mainstream coverage thereof. They are quite good at pointing out how lots of news outlets seem to routinely misunderstand and misreport the relevant parts of huge stories.

They also speak about using technology without being enslaved by it, and more of the topics that interest them personally.

Adam was one of the creators of podcasting (along with Dave Winer who helped design the XML feeds that were used), and was a VJ from early MTV, he has an amazing broadcast voice. John was a longtime tech writer and editor, and now runs a number of shows.

For most insiders it's pretty hard to know if this change in the arrangement actually means he will stop working on Apple products.

Many people in this kind of role eventually choose to take a sabbatical or something. It's also possible that being an administrator didn't suit him as much as just making industrial art.

but isn't Facebook doing a far better job at this than Twitter?

Dorsey has good ideas in general but his execution and paradigms are so far behind

Tell California's tax collector, their prison warden, and their regulators to start deleting their data every time someone asks.

Then you'll begin to understand why this isn't so smart

Isn't it a little funny that Kavanaugh was the writer cited? I figured he was a pro-business thinker.

If you haven't personally listened to these broadcasters, I encourage you to be skeptical of the way they are characterized.

For the most part I would say they are slightly conservative. I haven't seen that many broadcasts from Jones, Watson, Gavin or Milo but definitely a few. They don't really put anyone down, they just refuse to say what they are told to say. That's my perception at least.

A significant portion of great YouTube content utilizes footage from other videos. Sometimes TV and movies, sometimes other YouTube content. When done well, these remixes can presumably benefit both parties (the original creator and the YouTuber).

YouTube's revenue system, though, doesn't facilitate sharing. A claim by any party reassigns all revenue.

In some cases, there are multiple pieces of copyrighted material in a video. For instance, an image, a song, and a video clip. YouTube has no way to compensate more than one of those people though.

https://www.kialo.com/youtube-...

This is a roundabout way of saying that their definitions for this issue are too broad and/or too vague.

There are laws against incitement to violence. If they need something more, they should start trying to define it.

Apple probably diversifies their traffic onto multiple service providers such as Azure and whatever else is available. They must have their own stacks of technology as well, but to achieve uptime and discourage attention from hackers or state actors, they will clearly keep things redundant.

They know how to obfuscate their data so that even in the worst-case scenarios, there are no single points of access to personal information.

It's awkward to suggest that Amazon is a rival. Yes, Amazon makes a $30 version of HomePod. Yes, Amazon produces a similar amount of TV content. And, lots of people who have a Kindle do not purchase iPads. Ultimately, while these comparisons are very obvious, the products do not directly compete with one another (at least not in Apple's perspective).

Additionally, I would speculate that on the basis of Amazon's profit statements, they run AWS at such tiny margins that spending millions on these services doesn't really strengthen Amazon's balance sheet very much.

but it makes a difference if it was going to an Android. iPhone-to-iPhone is encrypted as an iMessage.