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So instead you want your government to pay money to a (possibly foreign) company just to be able to publish an app?

Historically, Apple has demonstrated more trustworthiness and greater morality than the United States Government, when direct comparison has been available.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple%E2%80%93FBI_encryption_d...

Even recently, the EU has been pushing for less safety for users.

https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/09/eu_casm_expert_identi...

More generally, your argument doesn't really hold up. Apple's never owned slaves. Apple's never killed coal miners. Apple's never put humans into concentration camps. The United States Government has done all of these things. Why should anyone trust it?

I trust a company that stands to only gain a profit from me using their products just as little as the state I reside in, if not less.

Except we know about PRISM and how Apple is collaborating to the surveillance system.

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