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    15 hours ago

    Obviously the answer applies when you reply no

    They use the data for App Store recommendations and for insights

    Many open source and privacy respecting services collect your data as well. Many distros or software have some sort of anonymous or pseudonymous data collection

    Apple is not great in terms of privacy, but it’s a lot better than stock or mainstream Android when comparing usability and ease of use. Should you go the custom ROM route, then it can be the other way around, but I don’t believe most people criticizing iOS here run a custom ROM that improves their privacy

    GrapheneOS helps for example, but you’re still tied to their proprietary Google play services that’s probably full of tracking, unless you’re one of the few that don’t use play services at all

    MicroG is probably better for privacy and anonymity. Less secure, but that’s another issue.