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Subject: Re: Almost every app you have on the iPad will die; the iPad will
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Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2025 11:20:29 -0400
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On 2025-07-11 09:25, Marion wrote:
> On Wed, 9 Jul 2025 17:25:11 -0400, Tom Elam wrote :
> 
> 
>>> What this proves pretty much is that not only does the iPad start out as a
>>> brain-dead dumb terminal, but over time, without the Apple Account, it gets
>>> dumber and dumber until it becomes essentially inert.
>>
>> Our 7th generation iPad apps are working just fine. Get an Apple
>> account, update the apps, and disconnect.
> 
> Hi Tom,
> 
> I happen to own iPads so I know how they worked and work now (which is
> different in terms of privacy). It used to be you can create an Apple
> Account with completely bogus information - but it's no longer possible.

That is false:

Here is the one I created:

"TestTwoTestTwo@icloud.com"

It has my real phone number, true. But not my real name, or real date of 
birth, or any other personal information.

> 
> Given no other operating system but iOS needs that account, how are you
> going to "Get an Apple Account" without giving away your privacy to Apple?
> 
> Why is it that the right of privacy is only impossible on Apple devices?