vanidian1@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-28 hours agoYSK that Apple makes millions of dollars with personalized advertising. If you have an iPhone or iPad, you should turn it off.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square86fedilinkarrow-up1348arrow-down114
arrow-up1334arrow-down1imageYSK that Apple makes millions of dollars with personalized advertising. If you have an iPhone or iPad, you should turn it off.lemmy.worldvanidian1@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-28 hours agomessage-square86fedilink
minus-squaremelfie@lemy.lollinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 hours agoThere are 2 reasons a big corporation will ever do anything: Make number go up Avoid number going down due to bad PR, government fines, etc. This probably falls under #2.
minus-squarebrucethemoose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·edit-25 hours agoApple does sell privacy. They market it as a feature. And their hardware sales margins are hilarious. So in this case they do have some incentive for privacy/security.
minus-squareLumisal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 hours agoThey do even better - they sell the idea of privacy. Then they’re free to double dip. Or triple dip if selling in a place like China.
There are 2 reasons a big corporation will ever do anything:
Make number go up
Avoid number going down due to bad PR, government fines, etc.
This probably falls under #2.
Apple does sell privacy. They market it as a feature.
And their hardware sales margins are hilarious.
So in this case they do have some incentive for privacy/security.
They do even better - they sell the idea of privacy. Then they’re free to double dip.
Or triple dip if selling in a place like China.