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Just imagine what Microsoft and Apple are getting thru telemetry
Fucking whataboutism. Apple and Microsoft aren’t ad companies. They’re hardware and software companies. They don’t have to collect data on you to literally make any money, Google does. If Google doesn’t track everything you do they’re incapable of making money. The same is absolutely not true for ms and Apple.
Whataboutism? Where did I say this makes what Google is doing better? They all work together. God you people are dense.
Microsoft and Apple absolutely are ad companies lmfao.
Microsoft is a ad company and Apple locks you in so you only buy there proprietary products. I don't see how they are better
In regards to how much data they collect from you, which is the topic of this discussion, I’d say they are better. Everyone likes to defend Google because they offer you cheap or free things, but the truth is that comes at the cost of them surveilling everything you do. That’s their business. This knee-jerk response to say “well, Apple does it too” is not only almost completely wrong, it misses the distinctions between the two companies and their business models. Also, even if Apple actually did collect as much data as Google that is not an argument to keep using Google products.
I don't use Google, Apple or Microsoft products. My statement wasn't intended to be a justification. I'm just saying Apple and Microsoft are no worse that Google
especially now that they give out Windows upgrades for free
Apple is still an ad company they just want to cordon off their "private ad system" with their VPN products and hide my email shit. Don't trust Apple at all myself
Feel free to go request the same fucking data from
Apple: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102208
And Microsoft: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/18/how-to-download-a-copy-of-everything-microsoft-knows-about-me.html
Then go ahead and tell me they’re in the same ballpark as what Google’s collected on you.
What you're able to request from these companies officially is just the tip of the iceberg. The point is that between phone numbers, email reuse, google analytics etc with fingerprinting, and operating system telemetry, a complete picture is assembled of users.
If you're not looking for arguments and instead approaching things from understanding surveillance maybe my statements will make sense now.
It is literally not the tip of the iceberg. I work in the industry, so lecturing me about data management platforms is asinine. Microsoft and Apple’s collection practices are minuscule compared to Google’s and DMPs are terrible at their jobs.
Lol? Way to discredit yourself as a clueless fucking rube. "I work in the industry and I take everything my employer says at face value" is not going to convince me bucko.
Why don't you start talking about Apple's third party ad service servers if you think you know where all the data is going? They leak everything even if they don't officially retain stuff. It's all theatre for employees and regulators and the EU.
I take it you mean Douglas Leith who is the first result?
The point of calling ou twhataboutism is that we should condemn both of them
Of all three, Google has the most skin in that game, for what it’s worth, IMHO. They’re an advertising company first and foremost, and it shows in all of their products’ feature sets and privacy policies.
But we also can’t trust either of them lol
Data has become even more valuable with AI. All big tech outfits are incentivised to collect it now. Combine that with them being able to and you're left just having to trust them. If you plan to use their stuff that is.
You do realize that Google is far worse than Apple and Microsoft combined right?
Not really although its hard to objectively prove anything
Google is by far the worst offender. Their business model is based on collecting this data. Microsoft wants this to be their business model too. Apple just wants to sell you devices, and they are promoting themselves as privacy friendly, I’m sure they’re making some effort to avoid collecting data they don’t need.
Apple is only promoting themselves as a privacy company to try to get VPN customers to move to their iCloud plus and shit. It's like Micro$oft moving into open source. I really don't think it's ever wise to take a company's philosophy seriously it's just a way to manage customer and employee expectations temporarily.
No, I think Apple is promoting themselves as a privacy company because companies like Google, Meta, and Microsoft are abusing your data and you and it’s actually a great position to take and way to distinguish themselves from others in the industry. There are countless privacy features on Apple products that they initiated which show they’re pretty damn serious about it… MAC address hiding, killing 3rd party cookies and forcing Google to too, blocking trackers, encryption of cloud data, granular privacy controls, cracking down on Meta’s app tracking abuse. I trust Apple a million times more than the others and would rather pay extra for a device knowing my info isn’t being vacuumed up in the same way the others do. Tired of neck beard nerds defending the practices of these companies. Google and Meta are privacy nightmares. Google is the original privacy nightmare. It is spyware. You can’t convince me that aPpLe iS wOrSe just because you have an ax to grind with the company. The truth is there is a big difference between them and your whataboutism bullshit is lame and overplayed and also WRONG.
Oh my God I've triggered the Apple FOMO dorks. Please get a life