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I have doubled down on using Apple’s privacy and security capabilities but I also don’t feel so great about living in a walled garden and it is not totally clea

I have doubled down on using Apple’s privacy and security capabilities but I also don’t feel so great about living in a walled garden and it is not totally clear to me how they might use my data. I use it all: I run all of my Apple devices in Lockdown Mode, and I try to use private browsing tabs as much as I can.

hospitalJail 3y ago
>it is not totally clear to me how they might use my data. Well they have given it to the US government, they give data on people from China to the Chinese government, and the same for Russia. That is likely out of necessity, but the bigger concern will be when Apple stops growing and stockholders will demand more.
bunga-bunga 3y ago
> I try to use private browsing tabs as much as I can. I regularly open websites and searches in private mode, but cookie notices are killing me. iOS Safari doesn't even share cookies between private tabs, so there's one notice per tab, even if you already accepted/denied it.
- deergomoo 3y ago
  Given you use private browsing a lot it might not be something you’re willing to trust, but I find Consent-o-Matic[0] to be fantastic and indispensable. I have it set to blanket deny all non-essential cookies and the mobile web is a far less miserable place now. [0] https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/consent-o-matic/id1606897889 https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/consent-o-matic/id1606897889
  - bunga-bunga 3y ago
    I tried it for a couple of days and found that it clicks the wrong button, landing me on a secondary “cookie page” where I have to still manually tap. This happened on Google.com and I think YouTube and Yahoo (or some of its properties). I tried several cookie extensions and often either they don’t work or break the website (hiding the notice, but leave an invisible wrapper that causes the website to be completely unclickable)
lapcat 3y ago
> I run all of my Apple devices in Lockdown Mode Lockdown Mode breaks a lot of stuff in Safari. I wouldn't recommend it. The only purpose of Lockdown Mode is for high value targets who are in danger of targeted attacks, e.g., government officials, so if you're not one, then Lockdown Mode is not for you. It's not for normal users.
- mark_l_watson 3y ago
  I find just small occasional annoyances. I tend to not use Apps, preferring web versions of Twitter, Reddit, etc., etc. Reddit is the only platform that can look visually bad running in Lockdown Mode. I do online banking and sometimes have consulting customers' data on my devices, so for me Lockdown Mode is worthwhile. Online and digital crime must surely be one of the largest business sectors on the planet, right?
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hospitalJail 3y ago

>it is not totally clear to me how they might use my data. Well they have given it to the US government, they give data on people from China to the Chinese government, and the same for Russia. That is likely out of necessity, but the bigger concern will be when Apple stops growing and stockholders will demand more.

bunga-bunga 3y ago

> I try to use private browsing tabs as much as I can. I regularly open websites and searches in private mode, but cookie notices are killing me. iOS Safari doesn't even share cookies between private tabs, so there's one notice per tab, even if you already accepted/denied it.

deergomoo 3y ago
Given you use private browsing a lot it might not be something you’re willing to trust, but I find Consent-o-Matic[0] to be fantastic and indispensable. I have it set to blanket deny all non-essential cookies and the mobile web is a far less miserable place now. [0] https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/consent-o-matic/id1606897889 https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/consent-o-matic/id1606897889
- bunga-bunga 3y ago
  I tried it for a couple of days and found that it clicks the wrong button, landing me on a secondary “cookie page” where I have to still manually tap. This happened on Google.com and I think YouTube and Yahoo (or some of its properties). I tried several cookie extensions and often either they don’t work or break the website (hiding the notice, but leave an invisible wrapper that causes the website to be completely unclickable)

lapcat 3y ago

> I run all of my Apple devices in Lockdown Mode Lockdown Mode breaks a lot of stuff in Safari. I wouldn't recommend it. The only purpose of Lockdown Mode is for high value targets who are in danger of targeted attacks, e.g., government officials, so if you're not one, then Lockdown Mode is not for you. It's not for normal users.

mark_l_watson 3y ago
I find just small occasional annoyances. I tend to not use Apps, preferring web versions of Twitter, Reddit, etc., etc. Reddit is the only platform that can look visually bad running in Lockdown Mode. I do online banking and sometimes have consulting customers' data on my devices, so for me Lockdown Mode is worthwhile. Online and digital crime must surely be one of the largest business sectors on the planet, right?

UtopiaFans 3y ago

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