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I've red with interest Apple's response to U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce questionnaire, about handling customers' data. Certainly, some of the statements by Apple did present Apple as a corporation that is actually serious about the the privacy of their customers. Statements like these:
or this:
Based on my experience with macOS and iOS, the second statement is certainly true and to a certain extent, even the first one could be viewed as such.
While Apple provides means for disabling data collection, I am not certain, if that's true in Safari, Siri and Spotlight with the Google search integration. The Alphabet company pays Apple $3B per year isn't some change and must result in a positive ROI. And that's seems to be the case, quote from the link:
It certainly seems like a "win-win" for both, customers' privacy may have been lost in the shuffle. Especially, when Google makes four times more money from iOS, than from Android platform. Since the link is from 2012, the ratio of the earning from the platforms might have changed...
Back to the Apple response to the inquiry... Apple also states, that it is not responsible for third-party data collection and for the resulting privacy implications for its customers. Well, when you earn $3B per year from this deal, some may say that you should be responsible.
On the other hand, Apple does provide ways to easily disable Siri, change default browser, etc. There's that, what I have taken advantage of, even if some of the functionality is lost.
What's your take on Apple's response to the questionnaire?
We believe privacy is a fundamental human right and purposely design our products and services to minimize our collection of customer data. When we do collect data, we're transparent about it and work to disassociate it from the user.
or this:
Because we strongly believe the customer should control their personal information and the way it's used, we provide a number of easily accessible resources on our website so that they can make wise choices.
Based on my experience with macOS and iOS, the second statement is certainly true and to a certain extent, even the first one could be viewed as such.
While Apple provides means for disabling data collection, I am not certain, if that's true in Safari, Siri and Spotlight with the Google search integration. The Alphabet company pays Apple $3B per year isn't some change and must result in a positive ROI. And that's seems to be the case, quote from the link:
On the other hand, Sacconaghi said that Apple's iOS devices contribute about 50 percent to Google's mobile search revenue, which means Google might be too afraid to walk away from its licensing deal with Apple. In this case, it's a win-win for Apple and Google.
It certainly seems like a "win-win" for both, customers' privacy may have been lost in the shuffle. Especially, when Google makes four times more money from iOS, than from Android platform. Since the link is from 2012, the ratio of the earning from the platforms might have changed...
Back to the Apple response to the inquiry... Apple also states, that it is not responsible for third-party data collection and for the resulting privacy implications for its customers. Well, when you earn $3B per year from this deal, some may say that you should be responsible.
On the other hand, Apple does provide ways to easily disable Siri, change default browser, etc. There's that, what I have taken advantage of, even if some of the functionality is lost.
What's your take on Apple's response to the questionnaire?