Patrick

“Privacy. That’s iPhone.” — and Other Things That Need an Asterisk
Apple isn’t lying about privacy. They’re just very careful about what they don’t say out loud. The Google deal. iCloud’s 5GB trap. The Meta silence. What “we keep your data safe” actually means.
None of it required a lie. That’s kind of the whole point.

https://blog.ppb1701.com/privacy-thats-iphone-and-other-things-that-need-an-asterisk

#apple #privacy #bigtech #userhostile #blog #icloud #security

"Privacy. That's iPhone." — and Other Things That Need an Asterisk - ByteHaven - Where I ramble about bytes

Part 1 of 2. Part of the ongoing Big Tech's War on Users series. Let me be upfront about something before we start. I've been using iPhones since the 4S. I'm...

Apr 4 at 1:23pmWeb
Show threadHuman after all1d ago
@ppb1701 Also anything the EU** says* always has an asterisk***** where you need the most protection giving the transgressor an out and making the regulation null and void
Show threadPatrick1d ago
@humanhorseshoes also in a lot of big tech’s cases…the fines might be a drop in the bucket versus whatever they get doing it anyway. So they have tended to do it, and then try to tie it up as long as possible in courts.
Show threadHuman after all1d ago
@ppb1701 weak regulation by the Irish government terrified of losing tax money from the worst companies under the useless EU one stop shop scheme is why
Show threadLinux Is Best1d ago
@ppb1701

Connect any iPhone to something that monitors traffic — for example, a DNS service such as AdGuard DNS or Control D. You will notice that your iPhone makes more outbound connections than Microsoft Windows 11.

Anytime an Apple user tells me that Apple is better for privacy, I can’t help but roll my eyes and think about how they’ve been tricked into believing that.

#iPhone #Apple #iOS #macOS
Show threadPatrick1d ago
@Linux oh yeah it crazily talks to their servers a lot. Like Microsoft you also can’t blanket block it if you want your system to work. That said I see more “filtered “ Microsoft ones in my AdGuard than Apple. Whether that’s better intertwining by them or just more things turned off for my phone I don’t know. But it is a valid question if it so privacy oriented…why so many calls home?
Show threadPatrick1d ago
@Linux this is a small slice of traffic filtered to my phone before I woke up. Just as an example of what we are referring too. It is doing this over and over and over.
Show threadLinux Is Best1d ago
@ppb1701

I ran my test after a reset and using the default stock settings, which is what most people tend to rely upon. That said, even disabling everything I thought I could disable, the iPhone kept calling out more than Windows 11.

However, I admit I'm not an Apple user, and so perhaps someone who is, such as yourself, can better optimize an iPhone. But having said that, Apple's settings always seemed to be hidden behind other settings, and it was like trying to find an Easter Egg in a maze.
Show threadPatrick1d ago
@Linux oh yeah they like to nest and bury settings. And sometimes give them names that seem completely unrelated to what they do.