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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 years ago

I agree, that phone security is a cartoon meladrama. However, the price for acquiring personal information varies between platforms. Both of these feed intelligences with users' browsing history, passwords, credit card details and voice recordings, as can be seen in privacy policies and network monitors. The black market for personal data is so big that everyone is leaking every couple of weeks.