{"id":21732,"date":"2015-07-06T00:00:17","date_gmt":"2015-07-06T07:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technightowl.com\/?p=21732"},"modified":"2015-07-05T14:44:08","modified_gmt":"2015-07-05T21:44:08","slug":"newsletter-issue-814-apple-forcing-ubiquity-give-me-a-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2015\/07\/newsletter-issue-814-apple-forcing-ubiquity-give-me-a-break\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter Issue #814: Apple Forcing Ubiquity? 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Instead you have to jailbreak your device, which can also make you vulnerable to malware-ridden apps.<\/p>\n<p>But the App Store has an estimated 1.5 million apps. Sure there&#8217;s enough in that library to cater to most every need. Yes, I realize there are certain types of apps that aren&#8217;t allowed, in large part because they require system resources or forms of inter-app communication that Apple doesn&#8217;t support. An app to capture Skype audio is a notable example. But that&#8217;s not the result of a nasty trick to take control over your experience. No doubt there are legitimate security concerns that Apple needs to consider before such things are allowed.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Wait! 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