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Why does everyone hate Microsoft for adding LLMs into Windows and spying on users, but not Apple? (m.youtube.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've watched the keynote and read some stuff on the internet and I've found this video about a dude talking about the new update (I linked it here because if you didn't see the keynote, this is probably enough)

Is it just me, or... does no one address that Apple does a Microsoft move by basically scanning everything on every machine and feeding this into their LLM?

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[–] [email protected] 87 points 4 months ago (15 children)

As far as I know, Apple's implementation of LLMs is completely opt-in

[–] [email protected] 23 points 4 months ago (9 children)

Apple also has a MUCH better track record relating to user privacy over pretty much every other big tech company.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago

On the contrary, Apple's track record for collecting data is deliberately obtuse and utilizes dark patterns to make it as difficult as possible to not upload your info to them.

From the article,

the user is given the option to enable Siri, but “enabling” only refers to whether you use Siri's voice control. “Siri collects data in the background from other apps you use, regardless of your choice, unless you understand how to go into the settings and specifically change that,”...“In practice, protecting privacy on an Apple device requires persistent and expert clicking on each app individually"...the steps required are “scattered in different places.”

Apple devices might be arguably more secure than other vendors, but security and privacy are not the same thing.

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