EFF: Apple's Dev Agreement Means No EFF Mobile App For iOS

schwit1 writes The EFF launched a new app that will make it easier for people to take action on digital rights issues using their phone. The app allows folks to connect to their action center quickly and easily, using a variety of mobile devices. Sadly, though, they had to leave out Apple devices and the folks who use them. Why? Because they could not agree to the terms in Apple's Developer Agreement and Apple's DRM requirements.

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Re:Nothing of value was lost,

[geekmux]

Right now, the app is an alert system designed to tell you when we have new campaigns

Okay, let me get this straight - the EFF has their knickers in a twist because they don't like Apple's terms for their walled garden. I'm sure Apple users are really upset that they can't download an app whose purpose is to spam them.

Trying to complain about spam when it comes to free apps is kind of like complaining about the smell of tomatoes in a ketchup factory.

The entire point of free apps is to hammer you with spam until you actually spend money. There's no getting away from that shit, so don't assume consumers are somehow upset. They agree to be spammed every single day with the other 73 apps installed.

Re:Principles vs Practicality

[tlhIngan]

Either that, or they just realized they could use it as a publicity stunt.

This.

There are TWO "app stores" that every iOS device has access to. The walled garden is the obvious one, but there's one where there is NO DRM, no approvals, nothing. And it was around since the original iPhone and since iPhoneOS 1.0

It was Apple's original SDK strategy, too.

It's called a web application and it uses HTML and JavaScript to do everything. You "install" it via Safari and it shows up as a icon in the home screen. No approvals from Apple are required (it's just a very specially formulated link), it can do a lot of things already (thanks to HTML5 integration) and is completely DRM-free. Do it right and it's practically native.

Oh yeah, you can program it in any OS, no Mac required :). As a bonus, it'll be usable on other OSes, too. (I think Android has the same ability too).

Re:No They Aren't Adhering At ALL

[steveg]

Did you look on the EFF page about this app?

Here ya go.