> Both companies do shitty things. Only one of the two companies intentionally buys copies of everyone's credit/debit card data, intentionally hides privacy se

> Both companies do shitty things. Only one of the two companies intentionally buys copies of everyone's credit/debit card data, intentionally hides privacy settings from users, and intentionally ignores those settings when users do manage to find them. >Newly unredacted documents in a lawsuit against Google reveal that the company's own executives and engineers knew just how difficult the company had made it for smartphone users to keep their location data private. Google employees appeared to recognize that users were frustrated by the company's aggressive data collection practices, potentially hurting its business. "Fail #2: I should be able to get my location on my phone without sharing that information with Google," one employee said. "This may be how Apple is eating our lunch," they added, saying Apple was "much more likely" to let users take advantage of location-based apps and services on their phones without sharing the data with Apple. https://news.yahoo.com/apple-eating-lunch-google-employees-021605239.html https://news.yahoo.com/apple-eating-lunch-google-employees-0...