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Re:Big no on Big Sur: Mullvad disallows Apple apps to bypass... by valuearb on Monday November 16, 2020 @05:05PM (#25117618)
There is zero evidence they are intentionally collecting user personal data with these features.
Re:Big no on Big Sur: Mullvad disallows Apple apps to bypass... by totalZero on Monday November 16, 2020 @07:47PM (#25119087)
Do you consider IP addresses to be personal data? I do.
Re:Big no on Big Sur: Mullvad disallows Apple apps to bypass... by valuearb on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @11:08AM (#25138398)
Again, there is no evidence or even reason to believe they would store these IP addresses or any records of the OCSP requests (other than temporary logging for debugging purposes). It's not necessary to the feature, it goes against their privacy policies, it provides zero value for any Apple product, and storing them is a potentially serious PR or even legal risk.

Apple isn't Google, ad revenue is such a tiny part of overall revenues it's not even quantifiable, while their brand is a huge part of customer purchasing decisions. At Google almost all revenues are Ad revenues. Any little bit of data can help you target ads better, and they are competing against Facebook which knows all about their users.

Re:Big no on Big Sur: Mullvad disallows Apple apps to bypass... by varispeed on Monday November 16, 2020 @08:16PM (#25119267)
IP and behavioural data can identify you.
Re:Big no on Big Sur: Mullvad disallows Apple apps to bypass... by valuearb on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @11:09AM (#25138410)
Only if stored. Apple has said they don't store this info other than temporarily, and they have no reason or benefit from storing it.