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Can we finally dispense with the "Apple is the defender of user privacy" propaganda now? As has always been the case, Apple positions themselves as defenders o
by na85 9y ago
Can we finally dispense with the "Apple is the defender of user privacy" propaganda now?
As has always been the case, Apple positions themselves as defenders of privacy only when they don't have to stick their necks out too far, and when it's convenient.
- natch 9y agoYou may have a valid concern (I say "may," because we still don't know all the details of this arrangement in China). But there is still a sharp contrast to be made between Apple and companies for whom collecting as much private and personal data as reasonably possible is fundamental to the business model. Companies for whom you are the product.
- izacus 9y agoThose companies rather skipped billions of dollars in profit than to help Chinese regime. Apple decided to use their lockdown to assist in clamping down on VPNs and other freedom of speech to make money. Putting these two on equal footing is evil.
- natch 9y agoYou give Google too much credit. They were never going to make those billions in profit in China; that game was over before it started, and they knew it. They saw that the government would ensure that the local service companies would get the vast majority of the pie. So, Google and Apple aren't really on equal footing.