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Re:Briar Project by dancemethis on Monday August 03, 2020 @12:50AM (#24034333)
It is, alongside limiting what you can do with their leased equipment that people think they bought.
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Re:Briar Project by gorgoiler on Monday August 03, 2020 @01:28AM (#24034472)
This made me jump. You make one excellent point, with appropriately shocking language:

When I can’t do what I want with my phone, I may as well be leasing it. Hmmm.

But I don’t believe Apple’s business model is to spy on me.

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Re:Briar Project by fsflover on Monday August 03, 2020 @10:24AM (#24038114)
> But I don’t believe Apple’s business model is to spy on me.

"Location-Based Apple Ads: Your iPhone will send your location to Apple in order to provide you with geographically relevant ads on Apple News and in the App Store."

More: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207056

So not exactly "business model", but does it matter?

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Re:Briar Project by adev_ on Monday August 03, 2020 @02:18AM (#24034689)
> But I don’t believe Apple’s business model is to spy on me.

Apple business is not spying on you, but Apple business is much easier to do if they do spy on you. Meaning they do it anyway, don't worry.

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Re:Briar Project by sneak on Monday August 03, 2020 @03:46AM (#24035094)
Almost every app in the App Store, per Apple's guidelines, has tons of spyware in it. Apple asserts that you agreed to this experience when you accepted the TOS of the App Store.

It's impossible to use an iPhone with any popular apps and not be constantly spied on. Insofar as Apple's business model is to make the (full of spyware) App Store successful, it's Apple's business model to spy on you.

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