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[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They’ve re-defined privacy to mean “hidden to everyone but google” as in, “google knows everything about me and does a really good job of keeping that information secure”.

Apple has been doing this for a long time. iPhones don't track their users any less than android phones, they just let less of it out of Apple's grasp.