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Apple doesn’t sell user data, totally different than Facebook.

• justapassenger 6y ago
  They "sell" user data in exactly the same way, just on smaller scale. They have ads in appstore, that are based on your behavior.
  • kergonath 6y ago
    You say that, but everything I have seen mentions that Apple does not track users. The recommendations in the App Store depend only on other apps you have bought already, which does not imply tracking across different apps, which is what Facebook is whining about. If you have a proof that they behave otherwise, that would be useful, but as things are you cannot just write a sentence like that without any supporting evidence.
    • justapassenger 6y ago
      Parent comment wasn't about Facebook collecting data from different apps, just about "selling" user data. Both Apple and Facebook do it. Facebook doesn't sell you data of people, they sell you ability to have people interact with your ads. Apple doesn't sell you data of the people, they sell you ability to have people download your apps.
      • kergonath 6y ago
        > they sell you ability to have people download your apps. How do you construct that as “selling user data”? Does my local farmers’ market sell my data because I can go there and buy some food every week? This “both sides” argument is just as wrong as when it is used in other contexts.