SomeGadgetGuy on Nostr: It really is hilarious, because if Google had just done what Apple did (opting people ...

It really is hilarious, because if Google had just done what Apple did (opting people in and releasing a horribly easy product to abuse location and privacy) all these tech "journalists" would definitely be crying foul.

But Google built in more safeguards and uses a stricter opt-in policy, and now all these hacks are crying about how two weeks in, it's not as good as the Apple's three year old network.

And of course these hacks are also giving Apple a pass on all the past privacy problems and how Apple delayed the Google network for an additional year shoring up security on the iPhone.

Apple's treatment of consumer data, and the dark patterns employed to opt out, should be a much bigger deal.

But that requires actual journalism, and you don't make as much money if you're not confirming your audience's bias.