XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.privacy.anon-server, comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: newyana@invalid.nospam   
      
   On 9/23/2024 6:55 PM, Alan wrote:   
      
   > They may believe Apple's claims about privacy, but that doesn't mean   
   > they don't care.   
   >   
      It's the same thing. Most people take an ostrich approach.   
   They care about privacy only if it requires no effort. They trust   
   Apple for the same reason. There's plenty of info about how   
   sleazy Apple is, but people don't want to know.   
      
   > And how is that about PRIVACY. Apple's iCloud backups are encrypted.   
      
     It's about privacy like Google Docs is about privacy. Once it's   
   on the cloud they have legal rights to it. And the default setting for   
   iCloud encryption is that they handle it for you, so that you don't   
   have to be responsible.   
      
   > No, today the Mac is so reliable that all my tech support work is for my   
   > Windows customers.   
   >   
      
      No argument there. It's the modern day AOL. They take care of   
   the details for you. They also have a closed system. They make the   
   hardware. They control the software. So it's far more stable than   
   the Windows "eco-system". Microsoft are selling an operating system.   
   Apple are selling devices. If someone with money to burn and no interest   
   in tech asked me for advice, I'd probably recommend Apple products...   
   But I certainly wouldn't recommend them for privacy. It's a walled garden.   
   Anyone who uses cloud, corporate webmail, online rental software,   
   on any computer, doesn't seriously care about privacy.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)