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Posted on 02/04/2026 7:39:45 AM PST by dennisw
Oct 2, 2024
Which company is the premiere surveillance Big tech company that really seeks to know you well for their AI? The answer to this question will often be tainted by the marketing moves of these companies and guaranteed that for the normie, the answer will be wrong.
The reason is that people don't understand the motives of each of these companies? Why do they need to know each of us so well? What's in it for them? If you really understand this, you will be surprised at the answer.
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TRANSCRIPT OF THIS VIDEO>>>
So, who’s worse at spying on you—Microsoft, Apple, or Google? Now, if I add Amazon, we could have MAGGA, but I’ll only focus on companies making operating systems for now. I know what your perceptions are based on what you’ve mostly heard from marketing mumbo-jumbo.
If you’re not a regular follower, I would say with 90% accuracy that your guess would be wrong. Some of you may not particularly care which of these companies are the worst at surveillance because you assume they are all bad. But in this video, you’ll understand what they’re doing in a deeper way.
You will also be interested in the different approaches each of these companies takes in knowing you deeply. And seriously, it’s very intense surveillance. The motives may differ, but the end result is the same.
The motive here is very important. Often, people make assumptions about a big tech company’s direction because they misunderstand their motive. Today, we’ll make these clear. Although I made a career of starting tech companies, I’ve also turned out to be a student of tech history. I’ve watched patterns and understood directions, perhaps in a way others cannot see.
So what I say here will not be publicly stated, but I can help you see the writing on the wall. If you’re interested in seeing what I observe from these big tech companies, stay right here.
[Music]
Spoiler alert: all of these companies are really bad. A couple of years ago, the story could have been different, but now each company has a well-defined direction driven by AI. This is an AI story. Each company sells different things: Apple primarily sells phones and computers, Google sells phones and uses internet services with advertising, and Microsoft is focused on computers.
The integration of AI may be different for each. Before AI, I would clearly say that the surveillance leader is definitely Google. But things are changing, and we’ll see if they will be surpassed.
It’s extraordinary what Google has done. Probably 90% of the world has some sort of Gmail account, and many have multiple. That alone is a big hook into the Google ecosystem. Once you’re required to log into Google daily to check email, they’ve got you.
Google has successfully integrated itself into every school and university. Most student email systems use Gmail, and students are heavy users of Google Docs. YouTube ranks as the second most popular search engine after Google Search itself.
In Google’s case, the whole spyware infrastructure is related to their control of the entire internet. This cannot be duplicated by Microsoft or Apple. Your Google ID becomes part of the internet interaction.
Anything you do on the internet while logged into Google—Gmail, Google Android, or other apps—is tracked. This connects to Google Ads and Google Analytics, integrated into most websites. Around 98% of websites have Google Ads or Analytics. These websites have willingly put Google spyware on their sites, which can track your Google ID.
Google can then see anything you click online. In addition, interactions with Google Search, YouTube search, Gmail, Google Docs, Google Photos, etc., all contribute to a massive amount of data. If Google wanted, they could create a highly personalized AI based on everything they know about you.
Apple and Microsoft seem less capable by comparison. Microsoft has been trying to catch up with AI. They are the biggest investor in OpenAI and are integrating AI into Windows via Microsoft Copilot.
Apple, on the other hand, focuses on mobile devices. The new iPhone 16 can have up to one terabyte of storage, filled with sensors: IR sensors, cameras tracking eyes, microphones, Bluetooth scanning for devices, and location tracking 24/7. The phone can communicate with AI to analyze content—potentially surveillance-level data.
Microsoft Windows 11 introduces features like “Windows Recall,” which can take screenshots and track user activity. Copilot PCs have AI running locally with NPU chips, but the AI is still connected to central Microsoft servers. This can analyze your actions, apps, and even keystrokes, potentially monitoring everything you do.
Apple’s AI—Apple Intelligence—is also running locally on the iPhone. They can scan content for illegal photos or other analysis. The tech allows AI to analyze communications without human intervention. Apple combines this with business considerations, such as compliance with the Chinese government.
Based on surveillance impact:
Apple – Most invasive due to mobile sensors and AI analysis.
Google – Powerful, but mainly for advertising and internet tracking.
Microsoft – Catching up, but easier to circumvent (switch to Linux).
Privacy is a battle between us—the little people—and big tech. Fortunately, we can still retain privacy with knowledge and tools. Platforms like Bra.me provide products to protect privacy, including Bra Virtual Phone, BraMail, BVPN, and the upcoming Bra 3 privacy phone running open-source OS.
Stay informed, use tools, and keep control of your personal data.
That level of condescension alone guarantees that I don't care what this guy has to say.
“Based on surveillance impact:
Apple – Most invasive due to mobile sensors and AI analysis.
Google – Powerful, but mainly for advertising and internet tracking.
Microsoft – Catching up, but easier to circumvent (switch to Linux).”
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So, who’s worse at spying on you—Microsoft, Apple, or Google?
Now, if I add Amazon, we could have MAGGA, but I’ll only focus on
companies making operating systems for now. I know what your
perceptions are based on what you’ve mostly heard from marketing
mumbo-jumbo.
If you’re not a regular follower, I would say with 90% accuracy that
your guess would be wrong. Some of you may not particularly care
which of these companies are the worst at surveillance because you
assume they are all bad. But in this video, you’ll understand what
they’re doing in a deeper way.
You will also be interested in the different approaches each of these
companies takes in knowing you deeply. And seriously, it’s very
intense surveillance. The motives may differ, but the end result is
the same.
The motive here is very important. Often, people make assumptions
about a big tech company’s direction because they misunderstand
their motive. Today, we’ll make these clear. Although I made a
career of starting tech companies, I’ve also turned out to be a student
of tech history. I’ve watched patterns and understood directions,
perhaps in a way others cannot see.
So what I say here will not be publicly stated, but I can help you see
the writing on the wall. If you’re interested in seeing what I observe
from these big tech companies, stay right here.
[Music]
Spoiler alert: all of these companies are really bad. A couple of
years ago, the story could have been different, but now each company
has a well-defined direction driven by AI. This is an AI story. Each
company sells different things: Apple primarily sells phones and
computers, Google sells phones and uses internet services with
advertising, and Microsoft is focused on computers.
The integration of AI may be different for each. Before AI, I would
clearly say that the surveillance leader is definitely Google. But things
are changing, and we’ll see if they will be surpassed.
It’s extraordinary what Google has done. Probably 90% of the world has
some sort of Gmail account, and many have multiple. That alone is a
big hook into the Google ecosystem. Once you’re required to log into
Google daily to check email, they’ve got you.
Google has successfully integrated itself into every school and
university. Most student email systems use Gmail, and students are
heavy users of Google Docs. YouTube ranks as the second most
popular search engine after Google Search itself.
In Google’s case, the whole spyware infrastructure is related to their
control of the entire internet. This cannot be duplicated by Microsoft
or Apple. Your Google ID becomes part of the internet interaction.
Anything you do on the internet while logged into Google—Gmail,
Google Android, or other apps—is tracked. This connects to Google
Ads and Google Analytics, integrated into most websites. Around 98%
of websites have Google Ads or Analytics. These websites have
willingly put Google spyware on their sites, which can track your
Google ID.
Google can then see anything you click online. In addition,
interactions with Google Search, YouTube search, Gmail, Google Docs,
Google Photos, etc., all contribute to a massive amount of data. If
Google wanted, they could create a highly personalized AI based on
everything they know about you.
Apple and Microsoft seem less capable by comparison. Microsoft has
been trying to catch up with AI. They are the biggest investor in
OpenAI and are integrating AI into Windows via Microsoft Copilot.
Apple, on the other hand, focuses on mobile devices. The new iPhone
16 can have up to one terabyte of storage, filled with sensors: IR
sensors, cameras tracking eyes, microphones, Bluetooth scanning for
devices, and location tracking 24/7. The phone can communicate with
AI to analyze content—potentially surveillance-level data.
Microsoft Windows 11 introduces features like “Windows Recall,” which
can take screenshots and track user activity. Copilot PCs have AI
running locally with NPU chips, but the AI is still connected to central
Microsoft servers. This can analyze your actions, apps, and even
keystrokes, potentially monitoring everything you do.
Apple’s AI—Apple Intelligence—is also running locally on the iPhone.
They can scan content for illegal photos or other analysis. The tech
allows AI to analyze communications without human intervention.
Apple combines this with business considerations, such as compliance
with the Chinese government.
Based on surveillance impact:
Apple – Most invasive due to mobile sensors and AI analysis.
Google – Powerful, but mainly for advertising and internet
tracking.
Microsoft – Catching up, but easier to circumvent (switch to
Linux).
Privacy is a battle between us—the little people—and big tech.
Fortunately, we can still retain privacy with knowledge and tools.
Platforms like Bra.me provide products to protect privacy, including
Bra Virtual Phone, BraMail, BVPN, and the upcoming Bra 3 privacy
phone running open-source OS.
Stay informed, use tools, and keep control of your personal data.
Well I don’t know about you all, but my Golden Retriever named Al is always watching me, everyday, everywhere, everything!
What's the second G stand for? I think they meant MAGA...
FWIW, I was instructed by our IT to use the Brave browser, a VPN, set the browser so that it deletes all cookies and history on exit, along with fairly high settings.
Change size of browsing window regularly, for reasons unknown.
No Google aps or use is permitted.
“Google – Powerful, but mainly for advertising and internet tracking.”
This is what google tracking is doing for right now. But this can change in the future if the the Dems get super powerful with a Democrat president and Democrat Congress. This is when they start demanding all that Google has on certain/aka conservative anonymous? (a huge lie!) Google IDs. You have used Gmail, then you have a Google ID. Google tracking escalates from there when you use various Google apps such as Google docs. And today you have Google Gemini AI online. This is the best way Google can pad your Google ID resume with really sensitive information on you.
I never use Goog Gemini except for innocuous queries. I have used it just 5x.
I have a Mac for specific software uses, but would never buy an iphone. I resent overpriced merchandise.
I’m in the process of switching over to Linux, because Win11 pushed me too far. Making off with my beloved wordpad was the last straw. Like that would push me to Microsoft word, which has more buttons than a 747. (Ditto LibreWriter. Phooey.)
But Google? How to avoid that? It owns youtube, and the new phone I just bought is bloated with Google apps — some, I’m not allowed to uninstall, including Chrome (google). I try to customize the phone and have to sign into google. Messages is now “google messages.” It’s a Google phone!
And while I have no big secrets, I would never use google drive, or google email. But they gave me a google email addy anyway, some years ago. Anytime I sign in (because I must, or choke on youtube ads), they want my home address, my location, my other phone number, my fingerprint...what next?
Google is probably in refrigerators and washers now, and home security. Not mine!
And you tell me Google is better for privacy than Apple?
“FWIW, I was instructed by our IT to use the Brave browser, a VPN, set the browser so that it deletes all cookies and history on exit, along with fairly high settings.”
On my android phone I only use Brave due to its built in advertainment blocking. On my PC I use Brave, but it is a memory hog compared to Chrome and Edge.
I did not care that Google, Microsoft et al. tracked my web browsing for advertising purposes when the result of their tracking was contained to my web browsing and advertisements shown on the web. I didn’t care that they tracked what I was viewing and, in some cases, the push advertising led me to something to buy. Although in most cases, it was woefully behind my buy cycle - I’d be getting the advertisements well after I bought the product. But over the past couple of years, both the spying and the push advertisements have become insidious - invading every aspect of life. If it had remained contained, I would be OK with it.
“Making off with my beloved wordpad was the last straw.”
I love word pad. You can find it for download, to insert it into Windows 11. https://win7games.com/#wordpad ...I scanned it with Windows Defender and it is OK.
My guilty Google pleasures are YouTube and Google Maps Streetview.
I have never gotten a Google account, but I do not know how much protection that buys, as cookies get planted.
Some websites do not play nice with Brave’s ad blockers, so I have Firefox as a backup. Others really don’t like VPNs. Too many insist on calling a phone for MFA. I don’t like my phone being linked with my online presence. I’d rather use e-mail for MFA.
Apple - Most invasive due to mobile sensors and AI analysis.
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False: None of the data is stored on Apple servers, unlike Google and MS, who use your data and AI analysis to train their AI models.
I had a boss in the late 90s who was upset that there was not more tracking.
He only wanted to see ads for stuff he wanted, or would soon need.
he was one of the early database pioneers at DEC
No idea what he is doing now but a few years ago I heard that he was the head of consumer privacy at facebook lol
I did find a way around it with wordpad, but docs on the desktop can’t be opened with one click. I have to open wordpad exe, then select open, rummage through desktop folder and select a document. Or, for a new doc, open wordpad exe and select new. There are harder things in life but I am still sore about them barging in and zapping wordpad. They’d shoot my dog if I had one.
Good to know they are tracking me. I’m looking for a job and AI can tell people “here’s the guy you want!”
BTW, I have an interview for Principal Packaging Engineer tomorrow, wish me luck.
The only one that really matters is Google, since they are owned and controlled by the CCP.
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