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Squid8742 t1_iyc8gbz wrote

Reply to comment by goatfather1969 in Gmail now learns from your behaviour, but there's a catch by Sorin61

I use iCloud. No ads, no monitoring or tracking of what I am doing and tight security.

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ViralShadow_ t1_iyc8o8d wrote

They got caught tracking iphone activity even when tracking etc is turned off, but sure, just trust them.

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Orbital666 t1_iycvhnc wrote

No they didn’t. That’s a bullshit story. Of course if you want step tracking to work you have to allow access to other sensors. If you want to use Maps of course your location is by definition being shared. People that read that story and ran with it don’t understand how things work and it shows.

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Squid8742 t1_iyc97bp wrote

When was the last time that Apple sold anyone’s private information?

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ViralShadow_ t1_iycco9c wrote

It would be ideal to not trust any company to collect every small bit of info they are able to. If the idea is privacy/security, then the company hosting the service should secure it from themselves (proton mail for example).

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MysteriousPepperoni t1_iyd0zrl wrote

When did Google? Google sells ads, not information, Apple wants to sell ads as well.

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Squid8742 t1_iyd38d5 wrote

There have been so many lawsuits that it’s not even funny

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MysteriousPepperoni t1_iyeqr9p wrote

Again that's not data. Data is Google's most prized asset, they will never sell it. They sell the possibility of companies interacting (usually by ads) with specific profiles/personas theses companies are after.

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HallOfGlory1 t1_iyc92qa wrote

Let's be real here; Apple is 100% monitoring and tracking what you're doing, and their security is only as tight as your own precautions.

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Squid8742 t1_iyc9b3a wrote

I don’t mind that Apple monitors, cause every one is monitoring everything. However Apple is not selling my personal info like Google, Yahoo, etc. does

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HallOfGlory1 t1_iycd3sf wrote

Dude I'm sorry I have to be the one to break this news to you, but Apple does sell your personal info. It's literally in their privacy policy and Google is one of the companies they sell too. In fact I think Google is one of if not their biggest buyer.

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Squid8742 t1_iycnbx7 wrote

Can you tell me where in the TOS this is located?

Google tracks things if you are using their browser or services. Otherwise Apple is not sharing anything. Actually they have a very strict privacy policy. So I think your name information may be outdated.

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HallOfGlory1 t1_iyevwi9 wrote

Read Apple's "sharing of personal data".

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Squid8742 t1_iyf392n wrote

I feel there is a disconnect here somewhere.

Here is the text from the top section of the sharing of personal information:

“Apple may share personal data with Apple-affiliated companies, service providers who act on our behalf, our partners, developers, and publishers, or others at your direction. Further, Apple does not share personal data with third parties for their own marketing purposes.”

Google sells your data FOR MARKETING PURPOSES.

These two are not the same

While they can share with developers and other is very restrictive compared to the rest of the industry.

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be-like-water-2022 t1_iycedl4 wrote

Apple has allowed app developers to collect data from its 1bn iPhone users for targeted advertising.

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Squid8742 t1_iyco219 wrote

While that is true until a couple years ago, when you download an app from the App Store it now shows a section on how your data is handled. If the developer sells your info, how is Apple responsible???

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