Open source doesn't mean it's secure either and you have no proof that Google isn't doing the same via its Google Play Services on top of Android nor do you hav

Open source doesn't mean it's secure either and you have no proof that Google isn't doing the same via its Google Play Services on top of Android nor do you have any proof that none of the Android manufacturers are not modifying the Android code without your knowledge. Recall this security issue: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kryptowire-discovered-mobile-phone-firmware-that-transmitted-personally-identifiable-information-pii-without-user-consent-or-disclosure-300362844.html http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kryptowire-discovere... and not to mention the nasty Heartbleed that's still affecting us. Open source only means the code at some "point" may have been vetted and secured but it will not remain secure forever. At this point, there is no secure anything, as long as it is man-made, it can be broken by another man. Apple has incentives to protect your data and it has enough money to not have to rely on sharing the data unlike Google and other Android companies. But this is not to say Apple isn't evil. They all are by default as in the nature of for-profit business they're in.