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Discussion of Right to Compute section #2

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ml-sudocode opened this issue Aug 5, 2022 · 1 comment

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ml-sudocode commented Aug 5, 2022 •

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Centralized app stores operated by both Apple and Google have "pulled" apps previously purchased by users

This does not sound unreasonable on the face of it. What are the contexts in which this violates Users' rights while respecting the rights of the platforms and/or the app devs?
This doesn't feel like it fits into "Right to Compute" as well as the other examples (VPNs, cryptocurrency nodes)

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tomholford commented Aug 6, 2022

Centralized app stores operated by both Apple and Google have "pulled" apps previously purchased by users

This does not sound unreasonable on the face of it. What are the contexts in which this violates Users' rights while respecting the rights of the platforms and/or the app devs?

Good point, this is a fine line to balance between the operational effectiveness and rights of a platform vs the individual rights of a User.

Some situations where it would be justifiable for a platform to pull an app:

malware or scamware
illegal content

Some situations where it would violate the rights of the User:

a platform "nerfing" older devices to encourage Users to buy newer devices (e.g., the Apple throttling lawsuit)

Based on this feedback, more precise wording would help clarify this distinction. Will keep this issue open to track this need.

This doesn't feel like it fits into "Right to Compute" as well as the other examples (VPNs, cryptocurrency nodes)

Yeah this is fair. Perhaps there is room for another Right to Develop?

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