No, we understand just fine. Allowing Google as the default search engine because it is far and away the most popular search engine is not a move of anti-privacy or double speak by Apple. It’s a logical move by Apple. They do allow you to change your search engine. And the privacy bugs are bugs not part of normal Apple software.
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Apple Says 'Privacy Matters' in Humorous New iPhone Ad
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Yeah google is paying billions to apple just for fun and giggles...
Of course they run analytics on data from iPhones do you think google suddenly stops profiling you just because you use an iPhone? Would they pay billions for the privilege to not use your data? Come on...
And of course iCloud servers can be accessed without court order you do it all the time. You have to be more precise if you want to make a point here.
Besides your claim is false, a court order isn’t needed in PRISM or in China where they totally sold out you can be sure the government is monitoring and scoring almost real-time.
most data isn’t even encrypted at all, like your IMAP accounts it’s all clear text on their servers so even rouge backend engineers could potentially access it.
“Privacy is a basic human right” ... goes making multi billion dollar deals to sell out privacy
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How is it logical to preach privacy and receive billions from google and Chinese totalitarian regime to take away privacy at the same time? Care to elaborate?
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Sounds to me like someone should read Apples Security Whitepaper to get an idea of how Apple uses third party services and protects your identity in the process.
Google doesn't pay Apple billions to "use your data". Google provides a service and want to be on as much phones as possible. And people DO use Google. Apple can't say "You can't use Google search". DuckDuckGo is great and I use it but it isn't better than Google in certain areas. Same with Maps.
Providing a service or a good is always a balance. A fine line you have to walk. At the end of the day, most data is leaked by users who use certain services and apps. Apple will probably do their best to control what they can control. And make money along the way. But Apple isn't selling any data to anyone. Users willingly choose to give their data to Google through search or youtube or using their official apps.
Thats such a great ad...
This is the core advantage of Apple now, all other tech businesses rely on selling data where Apple rely on selling you expensive hardware. This is a big reason I use Apple.
People who are saying that other apps still track you, well don't use them.
Use Youtube via browser, search engine DDG, email ProtonMail, Browser:FireFox,Brave,DDG app, Signal for messaging...
great alternative options do exist.
You are saying either zero data is known about you or be completely exposed?
We might as well install video cameras in our toilets and live stream it on Facebook?
The idea is to limit exposure. Some data with your knowledge is ok, being completely exposed and recorded without you knowing it... not ok.
I would also like to take this opportunity to appreciate your registration date on this site.
This is the core advantage of Apple now, all other tech businesses rely on selling data where Apple rely on selling you expensive hardware. This is a big reason I use Apple.
People who are saying that other apps still track you, well don't use them.
Use Youtube via browser, search engine DDG, email ProtonMail, Browser:FireFox,Brave,DDG app, Signal for messaging...
great alternative options do exist.
You are saying either zero data is known about you or be completely exposed?
We might as well install video cameras in our toilets and live stream it on Facebook?
The idea is to limit exposure. Some data with your knowledge is ok, being completely exposed and recorded without you knowing it... not ok.
I would also like to take this opportunity to appreciate your registration date on this site.
You do not have any evidence that outside of China, government agencies can access data on iCloud servers as they please.
The practice has shown that Apple sticks by what they say. No one can access the data without the proper authorization.
Since you are the one claiming that they can, the burden of proof is on you. So far you have shown nothing but empty talk.
As for Google, that is their business decision that doesn't make anything difference for me or anyone else. It is hypocritical, but it does not change things at all. As long as I can change the search engine. If the Apple starts forcing me to use Google only, then I will see it as a problem.
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You become an advertiser and pay Google for what data they’ve collected of its users to help reach people who might be interested in your products.
Suport them all right. The only thing you have to do is give them money. I mean lots of them. Like for example 999$ for a 64 gig phone. You are a good folk right there
Tim Cook's lip service doesn't work on smart consumers.
If he's truly a privacy saint he would make it opt-in and let you choose the search engine upon first launching Safari with an annual reminder to revisit the setting. And, announce Apple will stop taking kickback money to force Google search as default.
Until then it's all talk and no walk.
If he's truly a privacy saint he would make it opt-in and let you choose the search engine upon first launching Safari with an annual reminder to revisit the setting. And, announce Apple will stop taking kickback money to force Google search as default.
Until then it's all talk and no walk.
I do advertise through Google. I really don't see any way to buy user data that Google has collected though.
Please don’t fire the apps. How will they feed their children?
There is a default search engine in any browser, and in Safari it is Google. There is also a few more listed for the consumer to choose from.
If Apple was forcing the use of Google, there would be no other choices - like the absence of Small Form factor (4" screen) makes us chose the phablets as an iPhone. There is list of search engines in the settings - a total of four in Safari.
Google wants to be the first in line, and pays Apple for the privilege to come installed. End.
If Bing wants to be the default engine and pays Apple another dollar more than Google in asking for the benefit, that is the fee it will pay.
Why is this so difficult?
BTW, Google's search engine is popular in the real world (i.e., outside Apple's kingdom) by being very good at its job and people chose it when it is not the default.
Chrome and Google's devices come with Google as the search engine - nobody is screaming murder about that choice being made for them.
You forget we're basically dealing with a duopoly on mobile devices. Apple is trying to win over users on a platform developed, controlled and monitored by Google.
And just like any other modern OS, if you're truly concerned about your privacy on iOS there are always certain precautions you should take. One of them is changing the default search engine, which isn't hard to do.
Well stated. And this is exactly why I continue to use Apple's products.
Yes they do. Tap in lower left corner (export button) and select hide. Done.
What smart consumers are that? The ones that didn’t contribute to last quarters $84 B?
Are you being disingenuous or do you not really understand that when you select to advertise to a demographic with dozens of variables to hone in on a specific user, that you’re buying the product of users’ data that Google collects?
And yet your profile picture is that of the XR.
Actually my profile pic is of the Xr’s default wallpaper, which I’m using on the iPhone XS Max.
What’s wrong with the xr?