Android is open source. Apple’s stuff is not. Privacy and closed source can not be in the same sentence.
You can at least customize Android to get rid of offending stuff. You can’t even pick your web browser on Apple.
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WiseMoth@lemmy.world 1 year agoRegardless of that, Apple has at the very least put effort into adding privacy features. Google on the other hand is literally the company that does the advertising. Google’s main business is advertising. I said very clearly that Apple may not be perfect, but they’re objectively more privacy focused than others whether that’s for your gain or theirs
whitecapstromgard@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Fankohr@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
You can pick your web browser on apple devices, nice uninformed claim.
Auli@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Not really though you have to use their rendering engine.
whitecapstromgard@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Apple does not allow for any real difference in browsers: theregister.com/…/mozilla_google_apple_webkit/ You have to use apple’s WebKit engine. It’s essentially Safari with a slightly modfied skin.
Stop spreading misinformation.
Fankohr@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
As I agree about the fact that the engine is WebKit for any browser, that was not the point you made, I did not spread misinformation. My claim is still true, you can choose your default browser, however you cannot choose a browser with an engine other than WebKit
FYI, WebKit is open source.
Auli@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Apple sells ads and it’s ad business is expected to grow. They have literally kicked everyone out and are now the sole source of information on iPhone users.