this post was submitted on 16 Oct 2023
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

TL;DR Both are crap and don't respect your choice when opting out. iOs is even (a tiny bit) worse than Android, as info of nearby devices are being also sent.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also there's little you can do to improve iOS privacy.

With Android, even without root, you can disable pretty much any app, install an always-on VPN, and choose better apps (e.g. Open Source from FDroid)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

and for anyone who wants to go the extra mile, there's calyx, lineage, and graphene.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Also there's little you can do to improve iOS privacy.

With Android, even without root, you can disable pretty much any app, install an always-on VPN, and choose better apps (e.g. Open Source from FDroid).

And if you root or flash another OS such as Lineage, DivestOS or Graphene, you can really tighten up your privacy.