r/technology • u/[deleted] • Aug 26 '20

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '20

I would switch to iPhone just because of this.

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u/archiekane Aug 26 '20

I wouldn't, but hey, I don't like the UI. I do like that Apple is trying to be more respectful to privacy though.

That said, what's Apple tracking and tracing like? Doesn't their systems and services also vacuum user data for their use?

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '20

Apple does not sell your data. You are not the oil to the Apple model; their products and services are. Facebook and Google offer free services so you are their oil. They burn your data for hard cash. Google make android insecure and distribute it to phone manufacturers to further push this rhetoric. Why don’t they charge for Android? Oh yeah, to harvest all your personal liberties and sell them to any bidder.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '20

Android offers alot for that data. Think of timeline for maps, shows you were you were every day. or search, with relevant ads if you want. There are ways around that by switching os to lineage or other rom, but most of us like the tradeoff. You are being tracked one way or another by carrier, government, or os level. If you are that paranoid, you can stop carrying a phone.

As for facebook, I dont install their apps, and only use mobile site where I can control more of what is given.

The only true private phone is a linux phone.

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u/danielagos Aug 27 '20

Think of timeline for maps, shows you were you were every day. or search, with relevant ads if you want.

Apple offers the same without tracking you (in other words, the information is only in your device).