Does your phone company let you configure their spam filter? Do your medical providers let you secure their EMR systems? It sure looks like there is precedent for regulating companies to require them to provide secure services.
> Mostly, I was trying to point out the absurdity of this position while at the same time taking a dig at Apple for their "cute friendly monopoly" tactics.
Yes, and you let the desire for a quick jibe lead to oversimplification. The level of access which is needed to implement things like this also allows very powerful attacks. It’s not unsophisticated but realistic to recognize that allowing that level of access would have some benefits but would also reliably produce a large number of victims who trusted the wrong vendor. Reducing the number of parties who have to get it right to keep you secure has a significant benefit, especially if you’re familiar with the long history of companies which were acting in bad faith or compromised.
> Mostly, I was trying to point out the absurdity of this position while at the same time taking a dig at Apple for their "cute friendly monopoly" tactics.
Yes, and you let the desire for a quick jibe lead to oversimplification. The level of access which is needed to implement things like this also allows very powerful attacks. It’s not unsophisticated but realistic to recognize that allowing that level of access would have some benefits but would also reliably produce a large number of victims who trusted the wrong vendor. Reducing the number of parties who have to get it right to keep you secure has a significant benefit, especially if you’re familiar with the long history of companies which were acting in bad faith or compromised.