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This article is a pile of garbage. Apple is the only tech company walking the talk about privacy in both corporate policies and practical application of privacy
by SpikeDad 7y ago
This article is a pile of garbage. Apple is the only tech company walking the talk about privacy in both corporate policies and practical application of privacy in their platforms.
A quote like this from the article:
>Despite Apple’s public stance on privacy, a Washington Post investigation earlier this year found Apple allows iPhone apps to include tracking software that surreptitiously sends the personal data of Apple customers to outside companies.
shows the article is merely an ego boo to WaPo to pretend they have some kind of cred on the subject but they don't. More like an article from Fortune - usually inaccurate WRT Apple.
What should have followed this paragraph in an accurate article would be this:
"As Apple discovers application developers who violate their policies on data collection and privacy within applications they remove the offending applications and strengthen their internal procedures and policies to prevent a reoccurrence."
- dpkonofa 7y agoAgreed. Even when the article discusses the disagreements that Apple has with policy-makers related to these laws, they're leaving out exactly why Apple is at ends with these people. Namely, these politicians don't actually understand how the technology works and so their solutions don't actually do anything to stop what they claim they're trying to stop. The trade groups that they claim are fighting them are even fighting them about different things than what their comments claim. Especially considering that Apple was a pretty big proponent of the GDPR, I'd say, if anything, these politicians should go out of their way to have these talks with Apple rather than waiting for Apple to contact them.