somegadgetguy, 7 months ago

2021 - Apple collects more types of data than Google www.tomsguide.com/…/android-ios-data-collection

2021 - Apple Do Not Track basically a placebo button techdirt.com/…/apples-do-not-track-button-is-priv…

2022 - Apple tracking you despite your privacy settings gizmodo.com/apple-iphone-analytics-tracking-even-…

2023 - All the Data Apple Tracks on You (Privacy guides amount to roughly 70,000 words of legalese) www.wired.com/…/apple-privacy-data-collection/

2023 - MAC address “filtering” has basically been broken since launch zdnet.com/…/iphone-users-who-dont-want-to-be-trac…

Apple still links services like device bricking to the Find My network. If your iphone is stolen, and you don’t want someone to reset it to use or sell, you HAVE to submit your location data to be a part of the tracker network. Disabling that, Apple sends users a scary nag email that their device is no longer protected.