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To: Jim Noble; ImJustAnotherOkie
Yes, Apple (and it’s not just Apple) wants to sell access to your home and your head to the highest bidder, and their product is deteriorating relentlessly as a result.

No, Apple has stated that YOU are their customer, not their product, unlike Alphabet/Google. They do not sell your data to third parties. They are not going to sell access to your home (or your head) to third parties.

"A few years ago, users of Internet services began to realize that when an online service is free, you’re not the customer. You’re the product. But at Apple, we believe a great customer experience shouldn’t come at the expense of your privacy.

Our business model is very straightforward: We sell great products. We don’t build a profile based on your email content or web browsing habits to sell to advertisers. We don’t “monetize” the information you store on your iPhone or in iCloud. And we don’t read your email or your messages to get information to market to you. Our software and services are designed to make our devices better. Plain and simple." — excerpted from CEO Tim Cook's "Apple’s commitment to your privacy" — open letter to Customers posted on Apple's Website.

Apple is a hardware, software, and services sales company, NOT an information sales company as you and ImJustAnotherOkie want readers on FR to believe.

14 posted on 06/21/2016 1:11:04 PM PDT by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue..)
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To: Swordmaker

Never said they would sell it. Just keep it for their own internal marketing efforts. What’s the difference? They just want to lock you into their overpriced hardware.

Not as bad as some but lock in is the objective. But once they have your private information they have it forever. You cannot get it back.


15 posted on 06/21/2016 1:23:57 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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