Re:Apple’s approach to privacy
by happywolf on Tuesday September 29, 2015 @11:56AM
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I use Apple products, including the MBP on which I am typing this post. I paid big bucks and my expectation is Apple should respect my privacy. Services like Google I use them for free, and as such, monetization is fair. Not for Apple, and I hope it won't let me down.
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This seems to me like a rational approach. You get what you pay for. Or to put it another way, if you don't pay for the product, then you are the product.
Yes, I feel this is a fair deal.
Or you could use free software, and stop hoping for people around you to be honest.
Guess what. I used to be a Linux zealot for over ten years, my hobby was to custom-build my kernel and rewrite device drivers for some of my devices. But Linux had some minor issues that I couldn't quite put up with, while Apple so far just works for me. Apple is far from perfect, but it covers most of my needs and I am happy to use it.
I know strong advocate of freedom and transparency will say Apple is closed-source, for-profit company yadi yada. The truth is most of things in our lives are: the cars we drive, the fridge, the TV, the watch we wear, and hardware we use (Intel or ARM chips aren't open source, right?) So years ago i decide this free software thingie isn't for me.
Free != open source
Re:Apple’s approach to privacy
by dandelion_lover on Thursday October 01, 2015 @06:42AM
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