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Many comments here boil down to “if you want privacy, buy an iPhone.” While true, this is another exhibit of privacy now being only for people who can afford i
by i_am_nomad 6y ago
Many comments here boil down to “if you want privacy, buy an iPhone.” While true, this is another exhibit of privacy now being only for people who can afford it.
- andrepd 6y ago>While true Is it? I never understood the reasoning. What makes you think Apple is better than Xiaomi/Samsung/Google/whatever?
- i_am_nomad 6y agoMaybe I should qualify that with, “outside of China.” If you’re using Apple phones in China, you should assume your data are available to the CCP. Otherwise, I have yet to see any evidence or indication that Apple collects data in a manner similar to what’s described in this article.
- RealStickman_ 6y agoSo basically Apple only protects you when they think they won't loose too much? No thanks, I'll take LineageOS + microG every day.
- diminish 6y agoAs Apple & Samsung(an ally) falls in slow motion behind Huawei soon behind Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo - Chinese intelligence gets a strong advantage against US Intelligence in backdooring. So I think beyond the occasional bashing of Lenovo, Huawei, now Xiaomi we shall see more fight going on and same should be happening in Chinese press too. - https://www.gsmarena.com/counterpoint_smartphone_sales_in_q1_2020_decline_13_on_a_global_scale-news-42974.php https://www.gsmarena.com/counterpoint_smartphone_sales_in_q1... The draconian smartphone (as a a backdoor & tracking device) beloved by the intelligence officers are now an area of a bitter fight.
- Hnrobert42 6y agoThis is a good point. Much of ~Google’s service~ the internet is “free” because you pay for it with personal information.