← Back to context Comment by briandear 7 years ago Is there ANY evidence that they don’t do what their privacy policy says they do? 11 comments briandear Reply CaptSpify 7 years ago Since I can't edit my last reply, and I misread this originally: No, I don't have any evidence that they do. Nor am I saying that they violate their privacy policy. I'm simply saying that we don't know what they do with their user's data. CaptSpify 7 years ago Yeah, there is: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-apple-icloud-insigh... GeekyBear 7 years ago That is proof that Apple follows local laws. Just like every other American company doing business in China.For instance, Microsoft.https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/china/china-overview-... CaptSpify 7 years ago And?A privacy violation via legal means is still a privacy violation. I fully acknowledge that we don't know what Microsoft does with our data either. 2 replies → gcb0 7 years ago from downvotes on this, gotta love the fanboys take on those issues.> > app steals user data> jusy deny gps access or never install itand then> > apple throws chinese reporters under the bus> they are just complying with local law.like they didn't have an option of not doing business there. ovao 7 years ago Technically speaking, they have the option. Practically speaking, they do not have an option. 3 replies →
CaptSpify 7 years ago Since I can't edit my last reply, and I misread this originally: No, I don't have any evidence that they do. Nor am I saying that they violate their privacy policy. I'm simply saying that we don't know what they do with their user's data.
CaptSpify 7 years ago Yeah, there is: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-apple-icloud-insigh... GeekyBear 7 years ago That is proof that Apple follows local laws. Just like every other American company doing business in China.For instance, Microsoft.https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/china/china-overview-... CaptSpify 7 years ago And?A privacy violation via legal means is still a privacy violation. I fully acknowledge that we don't know what Microsoft does with our data either. 2 replies → gcb0 7 years ago from downvotes on this, gotta love the fanboys take on those issues.> > app steals user data> jusy deny gps access or never install itand then> > apple throws chinese reporters under the bus> they are just complying with local law.like they didn't have an option of not doing business there. ovao 7 years ago Technically speaking, they have the option. Practically speaking, they do not have an option. 3 replies →
GeekyBear 7 years ago That is proof that Apple follows local laws. Just like every other American company doing business in China.For instance, Microsoft.https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/china/china-overview-... CaptSpify 7 years ago And?A privacy violation via legal means is still a privacy violation. I fully acknowledge that we don't know what Microsoft does with our data either. 2 replies →
CaptSpify 7 years ago And?A privacy violation via legal means is still a privacy violation. I fully acknowledge that we don't know what Microsoft does with our data either. 2 replies →
gcb0 7 years ago from downvotes on this, gotta love the fanboys take on those issues.> > app steals user data> jusy deny gps access or never install itand then> > apple throws chinese reporters under the bus> they are just complying with local law.like they didn't have an option of not doing business there. ovao 7 years ago Technically speaking, they have the option. Practically speaking, they do not have an option. 3 replies →
ovao 7 years ago Technically speaking, they have the option. Practically speaking, they do not have an option. 3 replies →
Since I can't edit my last reply, and I misread this originally: No, I don't have any evidence that they do. Nor am I saying that they violate their privacy policy. I'm simply saying that we don't know what they do with their user's data.
Yeah, there is: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-apple-icloud-insigh...
That is proof that Apple follows local laws. Just like every other American company doing business in China.
For instance, Microsoft.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/china/china-overview-...
And?
A privacy violation via legal means is still a privacy violation. I fully acknowledge that we don't know what Microsoft does with our data either.
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from downvotes on this, gotta love the fanboys take on those issues.
> > app steals user data
> jusy deny gps access or never install it
and then
> > apple throws chinese reporters under the bus
> they are just complying with local law.
like they didn't have an option of not doing business there.
Technically speaking, they have the option. Practically speaking, they do not have an option.
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