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elixir [soylentnews.org] writes:

I have always been one to have a strong opinions of the tech giants. I personally never thought any of those company's (Microsoft, Google, Apple, etc...) were ethically right in the decisions they made when it comes to data collection, product integrity, and sandboxing. I feel these beliefs can be easily generated for someone with a GNU/Linux and free software background as myself.

I realized that most of these opinions have not been truly researched, so I recently decided to look into Apple's privacy policy. I have found some pretty interesting info in the article here [popsugar.com]. There is also very descriptive information on privacy on Apple's website here [apple.com]. I never enjoyed how Apple's user do not understand what is going on or how their product works, but I am getting the point in my life where I ask myself: "Does that really matter?" Technology is my hobby and career path, not everyone else's. People can learn and understand what they want.

What are your opinions of Apple? Do you believe they are a company with strong ethical values for the good?

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