I think the issue is that what the tech community sees as privacy is different than what the general public thinks of as privacy. Apple, very astutely, underst

I think the issue is that what the tech community sees as privacy is different than what the general public thinks of as privacy. Apple, very astutely, understands that difference and exploited the latter to differentiate its phones from its main competitor: cheap(er) android phones. Apple didn’t want the phones to be commoditized, like personal computers before it. And “privacy” is something that you can’t commoditize. Once you own that association, it is hard to fight against it. Apple also understands that the general public will support its anti child exploitation and the public will not see this as a violation of privacy.