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Unlikely, because the third-party box probably uploads screenshots or does something equally noxious as well, if not today, then in the not-too-distant future.
by ThrowawayR2 7y ago
Unlikely, because the third-party box probably uploads screenshots or does something equally noxious as well, if not today, then in the not-too-distant future.
- hyperbovine 7y agoI was kinda hoping Apple TV would adopt a more privacy-forward stance. No?
- ThrowawayR2 7y agoMaybe? Depends on whether some Apple exec ever decides they need the revenue or not. For comparison, even Google's "Don't be evil" reputation only lasted about a decade or so.
- colejohnson66 7y agoGoogle depends on data to make money while Apple doesn’t. They make their money from the hardware.
- ThrowawayR2 7y agoSure, Apple makes most of their money from the hardware, currently. When times get tough for Apple and they're in a situation where they need to look for more revenue (remember the MS bailout back in '97?), well, we'll see...
- joeblau 7y agoI have an TV and I feel like Apple is doing a decent job of trying to prevent selling user data by any means.