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A Look Inside Apple's User Data Utilization Wars (reuters.com)
tlhIngan writes: It's no secret Apple [is] on a privacy bent as of late. But that extends inside of Apple as well with various internal groups fighting for access to user data and often being denied by Apple's "privacy czars" who ensure Apple doesn't collect information they don't [need], that information is used only [in] ways the user allows, and to design the systems to keep user data separate. This has lead to many conflicts, especially for the Siri and iAd team who often cannot access [the] user data they need. Of course, Apple can do this because unlike Google, Facebook or [Amazon], Apple makes money on hardware and not on the sale of customer data.
I've got some swampland in Arizona I'll sell you for $1 per acre.
"Apple makes money on hardware and not on the sale of customer data."
iAd ... http://advertising.apple.com/ ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBeacon ...
iBeacon
iTunes
All of these use user data to facilitate advertising or other revenue for Apple.
"Apple makes money on hardware and not on the sale of customer data."
iAd ... http://advertising.apple.com/ ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... ...
iBeacon
iTunes
All of these use user data to facilitate advertising or other revenue for Apple.
Revenue breakdown for Apple:
http://www.statista.com/statis...
So they make 80% of their revenue from hardware. iTunes exists because of the hardware. All of that other stuff like iAd/iBeacon is probably a rounding error.
Oh and:
http://www.engadget.com/2016/0...
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At least this story is correctly tagged as a slashvertisement. It's way too obvious to think people wouldn't assume that anyway.
How is the /. user not segment fault over this good news!
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For a company as secretive as Apple, stories like this don't get out unless Apple intentionally leaks them. It's just like the recent story of how some Apple engineers might quit if forced to implement an encryption backdoor for the government.
Google Maps on Android wanted me to register (with Google) in order for Maps to remember recent queries done just 5 minutes ago even. If you don't register, you gotta re-type them in.
And the User Agreement does permit them to share map queries with vendors.
Technically a map app could cache recent map queries on the phone itself rather than The Cloud.
I'm thinking of going back to iPhone.
Table-ized A.I.
Perhaps they shouldn't though.
It could be why Siri is something people use twice then give up because it's not as good as it could be.
"Apple makes money on hardware and not on the sale of customer data."
actually apple makes money on its much hyped brand, using it to sell overpriced (and usually copyrighted and patent protected) hardware, software and content.
pseudo news ads like this, and whole encryption saga, are all part of brand protection and enhancement. (which they apple is perfectly free to do btw).
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also logically speaking, however it makes money does not necessarily limit its options with regard to user data.
What does it mean? Are terrorists using /. to communicate?
This whole "Apple cares about your privacy" just feels phony to me.
Information privacy or data protection laws prohibit the disclosure or misuse of information held on private individuals. These laws are based on Fair Information Practice, first developed in the United States in the 1970s by the Department for Health, Education and Welfare (HEW). The basic principles of data protection are:
For all data collected there should be a stated purpose.
Information collected by an individual cannot be disclosed to other organizations or individuals unless specifically authorized by law or by consent of the individual
Records kept on an individual should be accurate and up to date
There should be mechanisms for individuals to review data about them, to ensure accuracy. This may include periodic reporting
Data should be deleted when it is no longer needed for the stated purpose
Transmission of personal information to locations where "equivalent" personal data protection cannot be assured is prohibited
Some data is too sensitive to be collected, unless there are extreme circumstances (e.g., sexual orientation, religion)
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iMessage leaves all kinds of forensic evidence behind AFTER a message is deleted. Including records of when it was deleted...
https://twitter.com/JZdziarski...
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It is completely irrelevant how good or bad Apple's user data utilization governance is. What is relevant is that Apple even has access to the user data and that their usage of it is at their discretion. This can only end badly. It will take a while, but either Apple itself will move to the dark side, or an employee will steel the data, or governments will force Apple to hand it over.
The way forward is clear. All systems handling user data must be designed in such a way that only the user himself has access to the information. It will not be easy, but it is either that or the complete loss of privacy. Any other way, and it will be abused.
And obviously this does not only apply to Apple.
Google to my mind has far surpassed Microsoft in unpleasantness to the user. Microsoft primarily was involved n creating bad user interfaces that were overly complex and lacked style; even though they collect a lot of user info also they don't spread it around nearly so much as Google does. Google's ecosystem is far more "leaky" if you will in terms of apps or advertisers getting a trove of information about your behavior from search or even just day to day movement.
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For all data collected there should be a stated purpose.
Becasue we want to do it.
Information collected by an individual cannot be disclosed to other organizations or individuals unless specifically authorized by law or by consent of the individual
You did read the 100+ pages EULA, right?
Records kept on an individual should be accurate and up to date
And that's why we're always traciing you.
There should be mechanisms for individuals to review data about them, to ensure accuracy. This may include periodic reporting
Nothe the 'should' and 'may' not the 'must' and 'will'. But hey, not everyone in US speaks English so we may get away with this.
Data should be deleted when it is no longer needed for the stated purpose
Again, 'should' not 'will'.
Transmission of personal information to locations where "equivalent" personal data protection cannot be assured is prohibited
But, your honour, their law said they care about data protection, it's not our fault they don't enforce it.
Some data is too sensitive to be collected, unless there are extreme circumstances (e.g., sexual orientation, religion)
We've seen it all, there's no need to be sensitive.
Information privacy or data protection laws prohibit the disclosure or misuse of information held on private individuals. These laws are based on Fair Information Practice, first developed in the United States in the 1970s by the Department for Health, Education and Welfare (HEW). The basic principles of data protection are:
For all data collected there should be a stated purpose.
Information collected by an individual cannot be disclosed to other organizations or individuals unless specifically authorized by law or by consent of the individual...
...and I'll just cut you off right here until you can prove that the majority of consumers even bother reading the EULAs they willingly agree to before even connecting their shiny new device to the internet.
For FUCKS SAKE, wake up already. You're more clueless than the average consumer who no longer gives a shit about privacy.
According to Google anyhow: https://privacy.google.com/
Please cite your source.
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This is nothing more than marketing. Apple is very cynically manipulating you, and you've fallen for it. Apple's encryption is 100% about protecting the walled garden, not in any way about protecting you. It's blatantly obvious that the iPhone has been allowed to succeed in China only because the government feels no threat from Apple. That, in itself, is strong evidence that Apple has caved completely on privacy. Keep believing the marketing and giving them their 30% cut on all of the media and apps that you consume while believing that you're better than that.