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OSX is sending just as much telemetry back to Apple, but it's less hipster to call their OS a steaming pile of malware...
by BEEdwards 9y ago
OSX is sending just as much telemetry back to Apple, but it's less hipster to call their OS a steaming pile of malware...
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- AnOscelot 9y agoI think MacOS gives you an off switch for the telemetry. I know iOS does. Not only does iOS give you an easy way to turn it off, it will also show you the raw data being sent to Apple. Microsoft does neither. You can't turn it off easily if you're not on Enterprise / Education, and the data being sent is encrypted.
- blibble 9y agothe enterprise edition has telemetry too, which can't be completely disabled
- oceanswave 9y agoCitation needed. Windows 10 "Basic" level telemetry: https://technet.microsoft.com/itpro/windows/configure/basic-level-windows-diagnostic-events-and-fields https://technet.microsoft.com/itpro/windows/configure/basic-... macOS Sierra Privacy policy and analytics: https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy/ https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy/ https://support.apple.com/kb/PH25654?locale=en_US&viewlocale=en_US https://support.apple.com/kb/PH25654?locale=en_US&viewlocale...
- cptskippy 9y ago> With your explicit consent, we may collect data about how you use your device and applications in order to help app developers improve their apps. That is all Apple's policy has to say about Telemetry collection. It doesn't say when or how it gains consent. With Windows you can't install without consent. I'm not going to re-image my Mac to check but I wouldn't at all be surprised if consent was part of that first boot EULA that you agree to. Ultimately you find Microsoft's transparency on the matter is unsettling but Apple's hand waving "Trust us to do the right thing" is ok?
- Joeri 9y agoAlso, I've never heard of any OS vendor, microsoft or otherwise, abusing telemetry data. They're incentivized to not abuse this data.