Comment on Rumour: Google intends to discontinue the Android Open Source Project – OSnews
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 day agoI think iOS is better than stock Android because Apple is not in ad business so it has better privacy protections. It’s locked ecosystem sucks but privacy wise it’s better.
I went with GrapheneOS because it’s fairly large user base means that it will last longer than other, less used mods. But in the end it will only survive for as long as Google let’s it.
Rancor_Tangerine@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It’s not. iOS has just been awful for a long time and since it hasn’t been downgraded in recent memory and some people take that as a positive thing.
iOS does not have better privacy protections. Privacy is more than putting the word Privacy in an ad. French Regulators fined Apple millions for illegal data collection AND they’re still being sued by multiple orgs. In fact, you have no choice to opt out of the collection, only to opt out of it being used for personalization. Android has more granular controls over every permission. Until they really pull the plug GrapheneOS and others still count on Androids side as well.
Apple was cool before the iMac in '98. After that they’ve been drumming their products down. There is genuinely no advantage. “It just works” except it works less than my windows machine. “It’s more Unix like” Windows has WSL now. “Muh Enclave Chip” TPM is better. Both collect your data.
Anyone who prefers or likes Apple products does it because of vibes and appearance rather than anything with technical.
I do want to add, Android beating iOS in privacy isn’t a high mark. It doesn’t mean Android is good with privacy.
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 day ago
Electronic Frontier Foundation doesn’t agree with you: eff.org/…/apples-apptrackingtransparency-upending…
“Looking ahead, the mobile operating system market is essentially a duopoly, and Google controls the larger part of the -opoly. While Apple pushes through new privacy measures like ATT, Google has left its own Ad ID alone. Of the two, Apple is undoubtedly doing more to rein in the privacy abuses of advertising technology. Nearly every criticism that can be made about the state of privacy on iOS goes double for Android. Your move, Google.”
I trust EFF more then I trust you, sorry.
Rancor_Tangerine@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
No wonder you ended up with an Apple device. Lol.
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 19 hours ago
As I said, I’m using Graphene OS. I think you’re confused about it the same way you’re confused about what EFF is and who is fighting Apple and why.