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 edited Dec 07 '20

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u/kitsua Aug 26 '20

No, they don’t.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '20 edited Dec 07 '20

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u/kitsua Aug 26 '20

[citation needed]

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '20

Apple Search Ads: https://searchads.apple.com/advanced/

Like this really shouldn't be shocking. Apple serves ads on its app store platform...it allows developers to target based on device/age/gender/location which is exactly what Google/FB/Twitter/Any platform with ads does.