They all collect this data. Google just shows it to you. Microsoft had buried a metric ton of privacy features before it uncovered some of them in the Creators update and I am sure there are more
Apple id is needed to lock the phone. Nothing goes to apple except if you consent.
And allows you to review and delete them at any time. It is always a little disconcerting to see how often my family and our friends troll it with questions about woodchucks, poop, farts, burps, and Star Wars. Poor Alexa gets it the worst because she's in the standalone Echo right in the kitchen, and is frequently asked to play polkas, songs by The Village People, and 70's ballads as a means of tormenting each other, but I can't see or delete those queries, unfortunately. The same goes for Siri.
I think Apple says they do and store our voice samples for some number of years. I read it on this forum somewhere.
I recall reading something similar. Cannot recall where, but I'm pretty sure that they actually do that.
Without setting up a google account, you are running a crippled phone. If you want to buy a $900 phone and run it like a $50 flip phone that's certainly your business, but it's in no way better than creating an apple id and unlocking the ecosystem across your idevices. The apple id ensures the phone is not locked, indicating a stolen phone, amongst other things.
Actually no it doesn't. Apple doesn't collect your data unless you specifically opt-in. If you want anonymity you have to buy a burner phone. As soon as you put the SIM card in your phone the carrier knows who you are and as long as some entity knows who you are anonymity is an illusion.
You seem to be misinformed. I dont need a Google account to use my phone like a smartphone.Android allows APK installs and alternative app stores.I can make my Android a Microsoft phone without a trace of Google in it. Heck I can use Tugabrowser and dont even need Chrome
You're answering the wrong question. It was about anonymity. There is no such things as anonymous. If you want to use an android phone without google, your carrier will still know every website you browse. You cannot get your gmail, you cannot get updates, etc. Running an android phone without google, makes no sense to me, but I suppose people will do what people will do. I trust apple more than the carriers and have no problem giving up my apple id to apple when I activate a new phone. At least it's not a crippled phone.
Nobody is arguing no data is never collected EVER by these entities.
Tell us more about how you use your phone without activating it with a SIM card.
You don't need an apple ID to use an iOS device, just skip that step during set up, same as an Android phone. The advantage Android has is you'll be able to side load apps while on iOS you'd have to jailbreak it or go without apps.
Or just make an Apple ID with fake credentials? Or maybe take off the tinfoil hat?
