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The word privacy means so many different things to different people it is hard to discuss about it without first defining it. The word "privacy" in modern sens
by ksec 3y ago
The word privacy means so many different things to different people it is hard to discuss about it without first defining it.
The word "privacy" in modern sense has been twisted to mean anonymous. So any data collection in absolute terms is an invasion of Privacy. Hence the confusion.
The word "privacy" in Apple sense was that only they can collect information about you. But not any other third party without permissions. And those permission are guided by both user interest and obviously their business interest.
The word "privacy" where data collected about you are randomised and profiled you to certain category of interest will be an invasion of privacy depending on which company is doing it. For Google with their replacement of Cookies it is absolutely wrong. For Apple they are protecting their customer.
- makeitdouble 3y ago> The word "privacy" in Apple sense was that only they can collect information about you That doesn't sound like anyone's definition of privacy outside of Apple. Are you positive you think this defintion isn't twisted ?
- ksec 3y agoIt is definitely twisted. When Apple collect information about you, most response were ( before the current headline ) "Oh I trust Apple so it is totally fine. Because they dont do Ads"
- Rygian 3y agoIs it PII? Yes, because it's linked to your personal Apple account, that identifies you as an individual to the data controller (Apple, as they are the ones deciding which data to collect and how it will be used). Is it pseudonymized? No Is it fully anonymized? No Is the user given transparent information about which data is collected, how it is used, for which purposes? No Is the user given the choice to object to the usage of that data? No You can't have privacy with this pattern of responses.
- arijun 3y agoIf, as another poster claimed, the data never leaves your device, you absolutely can have privacy. Some people might prefer a stricter form, but it’s not nothing.
- Rygian 3y agoI need to disagree with that reasoning. A device you own is collecting and using data that pertain to your personal sphere, in ways defined by a vendor, and that you do not understand or control. From that premise, you cannot hop to the conclusion that the data does not leave the device, because the entity deciding how the data is used is not telling you how the data is used.