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I think this is a legitimate concern. That’s one reason I only buy MacBooks. I trust Apple more than other companies.
by plainOldText 8y ago
I think this is a legitimate concern. That’s one reason I only buy MacBooks. I trust Apple more than other companies.
- diffeomorphism 8y ago> I trust Apple more than other companies. Any particular reason why? Apple always seemed quite anti-user to me with "you are holding it wrong", walled gardens, incompatible ports,...
- Lio 8y agoWhilst that's true for one reason or another they have also been quite pro-privacy. Maybe that would be different if their own ad network had taken off but it hasn't. So whilst Apple have been putting anti-tracking features in their products [0] Lenovo have been putting putting rootkits on their laptops [1] in theirs. Personally I think I'm going to move to a Dell XPS 13 with Ubuntu. [0] https://guce.oath.com/collectConsent?brandType=eu&.done=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.engadget.com%2F2017%2F09%2F16%2Fadvertisers-are-upset-with-safaris-new-anti-tracking-features%2F%3Fguccounter%3D1&sessionId=3_cc-session_bba5b768-3546-49b4-85d7-70b07d0eb162&lang=en-GB&inline=false https://guce.oath.com/collectConsent?brandType=eu&.done=http... [1] https://www.zdnet.com/article/lenovo-rootkit-ensured-its-software-could-not-be-deleted/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/lenovo-rootkit-ensured-its-sof...
- izacus 8y agoThey just sold out their Chinese users and allowed their government access to iPhones. Why would you trust them still?
- plainOldText 8y agoWell, for one they have a reputation they need to maintain, so it's unlikely they would install malware or backdoors on their devices, as that would breach their users' trust; whereas Lenovo have no problem installing rootkits on theirs. It's also a question of principle/values, and I like Apple's more than the alternatives.