> It is also an issue if they're getting a competitive edge by bypassing their own rules.
And it's not like that would be the first time they've done that. Pretty common on all sorts of levels.
My "favorite" was the ability of Apple apps on macOS to bypass most of the TCP/IP stack and send traffic directly, regardless of on-device filtering or firewalling. Apple claimed it was "a temporary measure while they dealt with updating software", but I'm still at a loss to explain why an app like TextEdit would have ever needed a kernel network extension in the first place. That to me was almost certainly a post-facto attempt at justification when they were caught with their hand in the cookie jar.
And it's not like that would be the first time they've done that. Pretty common on all sorts of levels.
My "favorite" was the ability of Apple apps on macOS to bypass most of the TCP/IP stack and send traffic directly, regardless of on-device filtering or firewalling. Apple claimed it was "a temporary measure while they dealt with updating software", but I'm still at a loss to explain why an app like TextEdit would have ever needed a kernel network extension in the first place. That to me was almost certainly a post-facto attempt at justification when they were caught with their hand in the cookie jar.