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[–] Juviz@feddit.de 28 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don’t know if they actually care, but I think they figured privacy was a great niche to jump in when they started losing more and more market share to android

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 6 points 1 year ago

It's a brilliant move for Apple because Google can't play that game.

Google is fundamentally an advertising company. They materially benefit from user data in providing a more valuable service to advertisers. If Google takes a strong stance on privacy, it could disadvantage the primary business.

[–] TerraNova@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Definitely a differentiator