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Re:Amazon's Sidewalk Network Is Turned on by Default. Here's... by dvfjsdhgfv on Monday May 17, 2021 @10:57AM (#27184172)
It's because Google and Facebook do much worse things, and Apple is shouting: "We don't do these (specific) terrible things!"

This is really an excellent marketing strategy. Ask anyone and they'll tell you that Facebook is trying to sell your data and Apple is a privacy-focused company.

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Re:Amazon's Sidewalk Network Is Turned on by Default. Here's... by throwaway3699 on Monday May 17, 2021 @11:06AM (#27184294)
G&F do worse things?

- As far as I can tell, Apple still has extensive analytics about App Store usage, iOS usage. Google does too, but they aren't pretending Android is private, just private from anybody not called Google.

- That data is considered "first party" so Apple gets a massive exception when it comes to running targeted advertisements. iAd 2 could be just round the corner, and after crippling AdMob and FB it's highly likely it will be more profitable this time.

- Anything in iCloud (files, photos, text messages, browsing history) is accessible to law enforcement. Apple China keeps their encryption keys on the mainland.

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