Yossarian wrote:mrsmr2 wrote:Yossarian wrote:So Google phones are always listening and Google retains a database of voices linked to Google IDs in order to more effectively market to you.
Apple doesn't retain that information, voices aren't linked to accounts, there's no reason for them to be. As a result, Apple have nowhere near the potential to identify anyone anywhere in the world that Google does, not even close.
I think you are being very naive here. I’m not saying Apple do anything with that information but to think they can’t (and link it to an individual) is crazy talk.
Apple’s policy on this along with a load of other stuff is here:
https://www.apple.com/privacy/approach-to-privacy/
When we do send information to a server, we protect your privacy by using anonymized rotating identifiers so that searches and locations can’t be traced to you personally.
Apple aren’t collecting your personal info as they don’t make money from doing so. As a result, they can go all in on the privacy stuff which makes a lot of sense from a marketing perspective as it helps to differentiate them from Android in the marketplace.
mrsmr2 wrote:And I'm still waiting for someone to tell me how Files allows me to copy a music file from my pc to the phone. Because as far I can see Apple are still 300 years behind everyone else and require syncing (photos and music).
Oddly enough, in New York I found Apple Maps much more reliable than Google Maps for getting around. Google Maps kept shitting the bed and throwing up errors, then complaining if my signal dropped. Apple Maps worked flawlessly the whole time I was there.WorKid wrote:Apple go the extra distance on these things though. Even their map software doesn't show your accurate location, or the actual things around you. Smart.
Yossarian wrote:Upload file to iCloud Drive. Download from there. If you're on a Mac, you can just AirDrop things directly, which is great, but it looks like you'll need a third party piece of software to do that on PC.mrsmr2 wrote:And I'm still waiting for someone to tell me how Files allows me to copy a music file from my pc to the phone. Because as far I can see Apple are still 300 years behind everyone else and require syncing (photos and music).
Yossarian wrote:Just out of interest, has anyone. here tried downloading all of the information Google holds on them? There was a decent article on this recently: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/28/all-the-data-facebook-google-has-on-you-privacy
Paul the sparky wrote:[Am] I wrong not to give a fuck about any of the privacy stuff? Pixel 2 owner here wondering what's the worst that can happen.
Nobody has used the information for anything hugely nefarious yet (beyond attempts to swing elections to Trump and Brexit which may or may not have been successful in themselves), but the fact that this information about you exists in an easily accessible place means that the potential is always there for it to be used against you.Paul the sparky wrote:What risks? Feel like I'm missing something dreadful here.
Yossarian wrote:Just out of interest, has anyone. here tried downloading all of the information Google holds on them? There was a decent article on this recently: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/28/all-the-data-facebook-google-has-on-you-privacy
WorKid wrote:Ah but doesn't it make life so much easier? Google know where I live, where I work, and how I get there. And so they let me know if it's busy on the roads and I should leave early.
I'm fine with the tradeoff.
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