At Apple’s secretive Global Police Summit, cops from 7 countries learned how to use Apple products like the iPhone, Vision Pro and CarPlay for surveillance and policing.

At Apple’s secretive Global Police Summit at its Cupertino headquarters, cops from seven countries learned how to use a host of Apple products like the iPhone, Vision Pro and CarPlay for surveillance and policing work.

  • rtxn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1619·
    2 months ago

    Do people actually believe Apple’s hogwash about privacy?

    • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.worldEnglish
      181·
      2 months ago

      After reading the article, it doesn’t look like any of this contradicts what they’re been selling. Encrypted data is still locked down. IMHO, this title is fairly clickbaity.

      A lot of this looks like iOS / CarPlay versions of policing / public records database software that was previously on platforms like Windows.

    • TheRealKuni@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      2 months ago

      I don’t assume they are perfect. But I do absolutely believe they are significantly better on privacy than any other major player in the smartphone space.

      Even if you don’t pay any attention to their policies and programs, the mere fact that iPhones aren’t running an OS owned by an advertising company should be enough to demonstrate this.

      • Tywèle [she|her]@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        2·
        2 months ago

        I agree. And if you want some level of convenience and some level of privacy I think Apple is the way to go.

        For example I have the skills to use GrapheneOS but I just don’t want to deal with it and I want to still be able to use NFC payments. So iOS is the next best thing.

    • joewilliams007@kbin.melroy.org
      1·
      2 months ago

      it’s easier to just believe in it. these people are weak (regarding privacy). I am not saying privacy is number one priority in life. It is not.