Apple may very well not be trustworthy, but this article seems to be based on two recent high-profile mischaracterizations. Hold their feet to the fire and kee

Apple may very well not be trustworthy, but this article seems to be based on two recent high-profile mischaracterizations. Hold their feet to the fire and keep them accountable, but start with arguments based on facts and reason. > Even when users try to turn off Apple’s surveillance, it’s not guaranteed that Apple abides by that setting. Of course it’s not guaranteed, but the “tracking” revealed isn’t concerning to me at all. I would assume the App Store and iTunes have analytics, just like I know that blocking Google Analytics doesn’t prevent first-party analytics in the browser. > making a change to the AirDrop feature so that it’s now more difficult for activists to share data anonymously Previously, when enabled, Airdrop allowed anyone nearby to send a share. Not you have to enable Airdrop to receive something. I don’t understand how this prevents users from sharing information without the Internet just as it did before? It was never possible to mass Airdrop. Is it the extra step that means they’ve caved to the CCP? Or is it more likely that this was intended to prevent people airdropping, malicious or other undesirable things.