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Why Cory Doctorow Thinks Apple’s Disappearing Headphone Jack Should Scare You

The privacy activist says the loss of the iPhone’s last analog output could lead to a couple of anti-consumer scenarios in the future.

The privacy activist says the loss of the iPhone’s last analog output could lead to a couple of anti-consumer scenarios in the future.

It’s almost a certainty that Apple has removed the standard headphone jack from the next iPhone, which will be announced in a matter of weeks. The new phone will deliver sound through the Lightning port at the bottom of the phone, or via Bluetooth to wireless headphones. These are both digital outputs; the analog output of the headphone jack is probably gone for good.

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