| > control over my files like that does not appeal to me in the slightest. Then self-host Nextcloud on your NAS. > anti-consumer practices when it comes to hardware repairability and data ownership. Hardware repairability? Agreed, but this goes hand-in-hand with security. IMO all hardware and data should be entangled with the Secure Enclave/T2 chip but Apple is a long way from that (looks, however, as if they are working towards it). Data ownership? IMO Apple is pretty good with that. They care much more about privacy here than Google et al. If you truly want nothing on Apple's cloud, it's super easy to turn off iCloud too. > I had an amazingly terrible time at the Apple store recently and an employee tried convincing me I don't get tech people who do this. You go to a store, ask about a product that you are clearly more knowledgable than the employee on, and then complain that they aren't knowledgable? Unless you are lost there is zero reason for you to ask an employee about a product. That said, I trust Apple not to datamine your photos. I don't trust Google on that. > This has disappeared on the latest models. T2 chip. Security/convenience tradeoff. I'll take the security every time. Seriously, though, it looks like the only solution that you'll find palatable will be your own NAS with self-hosted Nextcloud - and, if you use a Mac, Time Machine. |
Nextcloud's implementation is terrible.
> IMO all hardware and data should be entangled with the Secure Enclave/T2 chip
This is an absolutely terrible implementation of security. There is no reason that your data should be tied to a circuit board that does everything. Mac logic boards are ticking time bombs.
> I don't get tech people who do this. You go to a store, ask about a product that you are clearly more knowledgable than the employee on, and then complain that they aren't knowledgable? Unless you are lost there is zero reason for you to ask an employee about a product.
We as tech enthusiasts should care. What is shown and received by all consumers is what leads the industry. I went in because the baseband CPU had flexion damage in my iPhone 7. I went in for the out of warranty repair. They asked if I had a backup. I said yes. They asked if I did a local or iCloud, I just said no, I use Google Photos. I then got this obviously scripted sales pitch for iCloud.
> That said, I trust Apple not to datamine your photos. I don't trust Google on that.
They're _probably_ datamining your photos anyway. This trust that people have in Apple seems to be pretty blind.
My entire comment was lead with yeah I'm a power user and a different case. My comment was tackling how Apple's attitude is anti-consumer.