Patrick1d ago

“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...

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 all
@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
Apr 4 at 2:33pmWeb