(2) is important. Apple put effort into making this at least somewhat privacy-respecting, while the other players just scan everything with no limit at all. The

(2) is important. Apple put effort into making this at least somewhat privacy-respecting, while the other players just scan everything with no limit at all. They also scan everything for any purpose including marketing, political profiling, etc. Apple remains the most privacy respecting major vendor. The only way to do better is fully open software and open hardware.