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Are iPhones Better for Privacy? Comparative Study of iOS and Android Apps (petsymposium.org)

submitted 2 years ago by cypherpunks@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/198544

While it has been argued that the choice of smartphone architecture might protect user privacy, no clear winner between iOS and Android emerges from our analysis.

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[–] Decentralizer@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

iOS is collecting for Apple, Android is Google, but Google is a advertising company. Our of the box iOS is probably better (keep in mind Apple is a closed garden and you cant really see the code). I run GrapheneOS for my daily driver. But I also have an iPad. With Adguard you can block a lot, including with the right host file Apple domains. You can also via ADB degoogle a Samsung or any other android device.

So android gives you more options when it comes go blocking trackers, apps, etc. iOS is probably out of the box a little better, but you have not much ways to lock things down.

[–] isleofmist@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

I can't imagine using a device where I can't install programs I want to install. Apple not allowing sideloading of apps is simply ridiculous.

[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

I agree that compared to the average carrier-provided or manufacturer-provided Android system, iOS out-of-the-box is less horrifically bad for privacy. But that is an extremely low bar :)

but Google is a advertising company

Apple is also in the advertising business, and is also an NSA collaborator.