For those that recently discovered Apple doesn't really care about you, go to Settings / Privacy & Security / and disable personalized ads.
Yes, Apple sells ads like Google.
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The reality distortion field is still so strong after all these years.
But, but that's why they charge such a premium.... Right???
It simply reduces the blunt-force trauma you are about to receive.
Had it off, but interesting now that I read it that they stress it doesn’t track you across aps/websites/etc. but never really occurred to me there’s no mention of selling your data. Almost make it sound like they’re doing you a favor, providing you more useful ads 🥰
No one should support Apple, if you thinking of developing an app or anything, don't use Google services, don't support Windows and don't support any Apple shit.
Yes, but I trust them to do a better job running my phone than Google. Apple was the first to have an HSM, first to have a lockdown mode, first to put privacy on the features list, first to announce their own baseband. Until I can run a fully open stack, I'm sticking with iOS.
Sure, they are like 5% better than Google. They are still selling your data, though.
Put another way: Apple might be selling my data, but Google has to
Seriously? You think "might" is in the cards?
This is some next level brainwashing.
Also, Google buys your data on their 25B partnership. Then they have to sell your data anyway. Now your data is on all Apple's customers and all Google's customers.
Google is an ad company. If they want to make more money, this is the first thing that comes to their mind. Apple is a product company, they have two ways to make more money and one of them may eat into the other. Yes, they're going to sell ads and information, but since this undercuts their marketing, they need to be more careful about it. There's more resistance. They can also pursue additional privacy improvements without fundamentally going against their revenue stream.
Sure, but your information is already sold. There is no "might be selling". This is already out of the door.
They are a smaller ad company than Google, but an ad company nevertheless.
Remember, Google pays Apple 36% of its entire search advertising revenue from Safari (which is a LOT). That is all PROFIT to Apple (because Google has all the costs).
Google is Apple's biggest and most profitable client. And they will do anything to keep that client.
If Apple was such a "product" company, it would have never taken Google's money. EVER.