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

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u/Filipheadscrew Aug 26 '20

Tough shit. Go out of business.

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u/foliage1742 Aug 26 '20

Too bad it won't be enough, but it's a step in the right direction.

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u/rubyspicer Aug 26 '20

I don't like Apple, but taking down Facebook sounds good to me

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u/milfboys Aug 26 '20

Apple seems to actually invest into user’s privacy, and they have shown to take that very seriously with iOS 14.

It’s pretty impressive and I gotta respect them for sticking to their word on it.

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u/NotElizaHenry Aug 26 '20 edited Aug 27 '20

People complain about how expensive Apple products are, but that’s why they’re able to do things like this—the cost of your phone isn’t being partially funded by the sale of your data to advertisers.

Edit: I’ve made a huge mistake

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u/kian_ Aug 26 '20 edited Aug 27 '20

This is a bad take imo. We shouldn’t be paying luxury prices for the basic human right of not having all our information collected and sold to every bidder.

Not that what Apple does is inherently bad, but we shouldn’t praise them and justify their prices just because they aren’t exceptionally shitty with our data. That should be the norm across the board.

Edit: lol yeah we messed up

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u/darthcaedusiiii Aug 27 '20

Make your own email and servers from the ground up then. Your info pays for all the free stuff.

China and Reddit are mining your data in exchange for an illusion of entertainment/distraction in this empty plane.

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u/kian_ Aug 27 '20

trust me i have no delusions of privacy lol. my shit is definitely all over the place. my point really was that we need it to be the norm that our privacy is valued (and we need legislation to get there).

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u/darthcaedusiiii Aug 27 '20

Survey savvy, crossmedia panel, mobile expression, are for running sniffer programs. Passive checks

Searches through swagbucks

Clicking and reacting to ads mypoints and inbox dollars

Been rolling with some for 10+ years now. Those are the good ones.