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Re:Google’s become an obsessive stalker by macintux on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @09:30AM (#12496641)
Wow. No.

Apple makes it a point to do as much data processing as practical on the phone. They don't override your preference to not have your location tracked. They are developing new ground in differential privacy so when they do collect data, it's both useful and not personally identifiable. They don't do underhanded tricks with cookies to circumvent your browser privacy settings. And they're not in the business of selling you to advertisers based on your private data.

In short, there's no comparison between Google and Apple.

Re:Google’s become an obsessive stalker by tanqueray on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @09:53AM (#12496849)
Does Google not have any interest in differential privacy practices?
Re:Google’s become an obsessive stalker by macintux on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @10:06AM (#12496957)
That would run counter to their business model. They want to know exactly who you are.
Re:Google’s become an obsessive stalker by tanqueray on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @10:47AM (#12497405)
They have used it to help anonymize data when collaborating.

I think they'd have a lot more trust if they explicitly gave information on their data retention periods.

Re:Google’s become an obsessive stalker by cromwellian on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @02:16PM (#12499747)
Google was first to ship differential privacy in Chrome.