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Re:The First Big Antitrust Trial of the Century Is About to ... by growingentropy on Sunday August 06, 2023 @01:38PM (#37024530)
If you only want one entity having your data, you're better off being abused by Apple. Google invites all his friends over to run a train on you.
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Re:The First Big Antitrust Trial of the Century Is About to ... by waithuh on Sunday August 06, 2023 @02:02PM (#37024786)
Why do you think that Apple doesnt do that?
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Re:The First Big Antitrust Trial of the Century Is About to ... by growingentropy on Sunday August 06, 2023 @02:31PM (#37025088)
Although to be fair, the next paragraph says, "Surprisingly, Google offers a similar deal. The company collects and uses your personal data for targeted advertising, but it doesn’t sell it to third-party advertisers. So it means advertisers can pay Google or Apple to be seen on your iPhone or Android device. However, the advertisers can’t know who you are and come after you on their own."

I just find Google to be an advertising company that happens to produce software.

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Re:The First Big Antitrust Trial of the Century Is About to ... by growingentropy on Sunday August 06, 2023 @02:28PM (#37025064)
https://fossbytes.com/apple-data-collection-explained/

"Now that we’ve established that Apple collects and uses your data to serve ads, does it sell your data too? Turns out the answer is No, Apple doesn’t sell your data to third-party advertisers. The Cupertino giant possesses the exclusive rights of showing you ads on the App Store and other apps."

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Re:The First Big Antitrust Trial of the Century Is About to ... by waithuh on Sunday August 06, 2023 @04:50PM (#37026571)
ah, yeah i kind of consider that as data selling anyways. Not outright selling, you are right there. Selling in bulk would be dumb for these companies when they have ad networks in place, though. Its like the DRM for ads.
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Re:The First Big Antitrust Trial of the Century Is About to ... by growingentropy on Sunday August 06, 2023 @05:33PM (#37027048)
Fair points all around.

And by the way? I'm an android fan. Though Apple is more secure in some ways, I would much rather have control over my device.

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