Way to miss the point...
And, no, I don't (have to) micromanage the life cycle of apps on iOS.
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And, no, I don't (have to) micromanage the life cycle of apps on iOS.
It's not about being tech savvy at all. There's little need to do so and no real benefit these days. The modern OS is very efficient at managing as many apps open as you like. There's no benefit to closing apps after using them. In fact, Apple has clearly said there is no benefit and it actually requires more battery to continuously re-launch them. The OS can better manage them than you can. For those that insist on quitting apps frequently, it's just an OCD act at this point.
Allowing yourself to be tracked should be a quid pro quo. I voluntarily sign up for a credit card, yes they track my spending, but in exchange I get security in spending, valuable points, and a whole bunch of other perks. I voluntarily connect to public WiFi hotspots that provide a service to me (like at Home Depot, where cell signals generally don't penetrate their warehouses well).
You did identify a few tracking methods where there is no fair exchange, and that is messed up. IP tracking and cell signal tracking should be regulated, because there really isn't a way to opt-out and that is wrong.
I think the point of the article is that the quid pro quo with Google isn't worth it most of the time. Unlike with IP tracking and cell signal tracking, people have a choice not to use Android. As someone above pointed out, the good phones aren't really materially cheaper than with Apple. So what's the benefit to you of letting Google track you so much? There isn't any...
I use Gmail because, to me, the quid pro quo is fair. I get arguably the best webmail experience there is, with the best spam filtering. Great! In exchange, I let Google analyze and datamine my emails. This seems like a fair exchange to me. Letting Google use my smartphone battery to connect to their various ad servers 340 times a day is a pretty big ask, yet you get almost nothing in exchange.
You're right: There is always a large number of such people. I also don't know whether they lack knowledge, whether connections are unclear, or whether it is simply the ****** attitude of young people. After all, many companies and snooping organisations benefit from this.
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... to paraphrase facts.
It should say, "So Google can collect your data all day and all night!"
Not really cheaper anymore. Some of the flagship models cost the same as an iPhone.
Just paid $1000 for one.
You and others miss the point. Yes, I understand there is no benefit to closing an app fully. But before that even becomes relevant is the reality that most people don't even know how to do it in the first place. Most people have no clue that there's no benefit to killing an app, or how to properly do it either. Just the same as they do not know the difference between a soft boot and a hard boot.
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Now that the best Android phones are the same price as iPhone's, what is the value for giving up all of your info? Is customization that important? I don't see this going well for the Android premium phone market. There still really isn't any competition to the iPhone after all these years.
Your phone company is tracking you, and another other entity with access to their data.
That’s what I never understood.
Given price parity, very few would pick android over apple.
Premium android market is in free fall.
Don’t think you will find too many high end devices from android oem in the next couple of years.
Good info here. In short, the data is encrypted and Apple doesn't have access.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203027
Apple Pay is also designed to protect your personal information. Apple doesn’t store or have access to the original credit, debit, or prepaid card numbers that you use with Apple Pay. And when you use Apple Pay with credit, debit, or prepaid cards, Apple doesn't retain any transaction information that can be tied back to you—your transactions stay between you, the merchant or developer, and your bank or card issuer.
https://www.apple.com/business/docs/iOS_Security_Guide.pdf
Start on page 41 for the Apple Pay section.
To my bank so they can process the payment? Apple don't keep any transaction information.
There’s nothing even remotely “tech savvy” about closing your apps after every use. It actually puts more strain on your device memory and battery to open fresh every time, at least on iOS and the way it manages memory/background apps.
Agreed. Those phones already don't sell well, I can't imagine that improving with a higher cost.
Most Android users I know...well most of them are tech savvy, so it skews my perspective. Anyhow, most Android users I know root their phones and have a firewall installed to prevent data being sent. I've have advocated firewalls being a standard feature on phones for a long time. Now we know why Google and Apple won't/will never implement a firewall directly into the OS.
Cheap Android phone, free Google services, and with root and firewall, I get to have my cake and eat it too. Dunno many iOS users willing to jailbreak to install a firewall. Root junkies tend to be Android users.
