alt Hacker NewsApple is actually far worse at protecting your privacy than Google.
On iOS, you cannot install any apps without an Apple Account, and even some preinstalled apps (like Pages, Numbers, Keynote, GarageBand, iMovie) cannot be used before you assign them to an Apple Account.
On Android, you can install any app from any third-party store without having any accounts. There's a store called Aurora Store that even lets you install apps from Google's Play Store without an account as well, so, you can even install all the mainstream apps, all without any accounts.
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> On Android, you can install any app from any third-party store without having any accounts. There's a store called Aurora Store that even lets you install apps from golgle's Pay Store without an account as well.
I thought Google recently announced changes to this requiring a developer account to side load.
That is indeed one area of privacy but I wouldn’t say that Apple is far worse. There is countless number of examples where this just simply isn’t true.
Also regarding the App Store, you don’t have to enter a credit card, you can make an account with a new email address.
> Apple is actually far worse at protecting your privacy than Google. On iOS, you cannot install any apps without an Apple Account
How did you decide that this one thing alone makes Apple's entire privacy approach far worse than Google's? Everything else doesn't matter anymore?
That's one point of privacy.
Meanwhile, they protect vast amounts of your data with encryption, especially if you opt in to the most protection.
I don't have any wish to promote Apple, but those are not comparable. Even though I have hated Apple's closed App Store policy.