bobolicious

...has this been ongoing since Mr. Cook took over, most obviously (for me) with the Photos app introduced in 2014, auto tagging and 'all roads' leading to iCloud by default...?

Do many OS changes touted as upgrades also potentially encroach further on user privacy in an opaque quid pro quo ?

I hope the powers that be drill down as far as possible to the real bottom of this and if warranted go after Apple with everything they can especially for deceptive marketing...  If this misrepresentation is as big as it seems, perhaps those responsible might even enjoy a change of residence in suit(s)...

Do fines ever really teach such deceptive actors a lesson, or is it deemed cynically merely a cost of doing business...?

"the need to interoperate with the global email, contacts, and calendar systems"
A fuller explanation of this would be helpful, and if there is a complete and clear opt out option...
Does S/MIME fit in to this...?  Core ML derivative data and the Siri 'learn from this app' that is on by default ?
Does Apple also have a key to every iCloud account...?

... call me surprised ... (not so much : )
... is the broader data market for derivative data, per shoshanazuboff.com/book/shoshana/ ...?
... also does Apple often limit representations to 'others' when discussing selling personal data and privacy ...?
Also is 'core ml' potentially part of commodifying privacy while attracting developers...?
www.wired.com/story/core-ml-privacy-machine-learning-ios/

... I keep asking where the line is to be drawn between free speech, 'alternate' facts and demonstrable lies ...?

Also is it important to keep in mind that any 'vote' from users depends on who shows up, in a widely noted surveillance based online environment ...?

Does meaningful collective action benefit from respectful civil discourse and vigorous fact rather than belief based debate...?

lkrupp said:

Tech blogs always hate the bean counters but without counting the beans businesses usually fail eventually. Hate Tim Cook if you want, go right ahead and hate him. Hate Elon Musk if you want, go right ahead and hate him.

So is Tim Cook a 'bean counter'...?  It used to seem such was discussed as an essential and supporting role in the design leadership of Apple in a kind of triumvirate alongside Steve Jobs and Jony Ive, with design and customer experience as guiding priorities...

Is the bigger challenge when things become unbalanced...?  

The monetization of all things Apple has arguably been a remarkable quantifiable success, for what that may be worth, and in isolation, and at what 'cost'...

Did (or should) Apple ever try and find a replacement for and (re) balance the roles that made Apple such a design success...?