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The author of this post works in Apple, Passwords team. They do not deny that there’s attestation; they argue that it’s only used to prevent bad actors.
Cool, we’ll trust corporations then!
Corporations never, ever, act badly!
It is not like they are treated as people with rights but fewer consequences for their actions, right? Right, guys?
and they would never violate your trust and later force this onto you because the love their users.
the more apologetics for this shit i see, the less i trust it.
Agreed. Even if you trust her words, she's only one person and Apple could override any decisions she makes.
It makes me wonder about the people in Google who worked for, maintained, and advocated the openness of Android. Only now for Google to continually lock it down.