It’s a business strategy only.
The pole is an question is interesting, but your points are all FUD. There are probably some interesting responses on both sides, but I'm not going to read 6 pages of this stuff. I have to wonder whether this is just trolling or serious, but I'll take the bait.
"Is Apple serious about privacy?" Absolutely, to a point. That point is far beyond most every other (tech) company. A more interesting question is whether Apple's privacy matches their marketing. Probably not, but what does live up to corporate marketing? And if something is "a business strategy" it doesn't mean it isn't for-real or Apple isn't serious about it. Companies can be very serious about their strategies.
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Hidden tracker on Apple.com" - Firefox using strict protection doesn't show any known trackers. Every site you visit has to use some kind of "tracker" which usually refers to 3rd party tracking. If Apple didn't follow what you're doing on their site, you couldn't put something in your cart, for example. Do you understand what DDG is telling you? You don't say what this tracker is, nor do you seem to know...
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Apple Notes collects the content of your notes and links it to your identity." This is called iCloud and most people think it's a feature -- and like it. BTW, there's a switch in settings to turn it off.
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Apple Music collects..." Not sure what "content" you mean, but Apple has to know who you are to provide the service you're paying for. They have to know what songs you listen to because they served them to you. Do they keep this history? Sure, to recommend more songs. So maybe try Spotify or Amazon Music. I'm sure they don't keep your play history...
Imagine a company you did buseines with did NOT keep any info about you. How exactly would that work? YOU: I would like you to repair this iPhone I just bought. Apple: Sorry, we have no recrodd that you bought that iPhone. YOU: Play my Running Playlist. Apple: I don't know who you are so I can' t play your Running list. By the way, you don't seem to have an Apple Music subscription...
This is like saying "I feel like Pluto should be a planet." Have you studies astronomy or astrophysics? "No, but I feel like like its not fair..."
Ok, I read on in your post it seems more likely that you registered an account just to troll this topic. Touché! You got me.