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Re:iPhones send call history to Apple, security firm says by threeseed on Thursday November 17, 2016 @03:14PM (#12981048)
What possible controls can Apple put in place though other than a checkbox for do/do not sync ?

And remember Apple is a positioning iCloud as a cloud for dummies solution so adding choice comes with trade offs.

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Re:iPhones send call history to Apple, security firm says by MAGZine on Thursday November 17, 2016 @04:22PM (#12981754)
Couldn't I apply the same argument for while google needs to send your call history to its servers to perform number lookup? Yet people cry fowl (rightfully so) about privacy implications.
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Re:iPhones send call history to Apple, security firm says by eridius on Thursday November 17, 2016 @08:44PM (#12983631)
Google has a track record of disregarding user privacy. Apple has the opposite, a track record of protecting user privacy as much as they can.
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