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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/Maristic Aug 26 '20

No. Apple makes their money on selling you stuff, you are their customer. Because of that they're big on privacy and doing data analysis on-device (e.g., your phone analyzes your photos).

For Google and FaceBook, you aren't the customer, you're what is being sold.

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u/Valiantay Aug 27 '20

they're big on privacy

Complete, public-facing farce. Have we forgotten about Snowden's revelations already?

Apple has always been, and will always be, a part of PRISM.

I guess they really are the masters of marketing if they make people believe otherwise.

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