[ogre_codes]

Android phones pump tons of location info and usage info direct to one of the biggest advertising companies in the world. On top of that, a fair number of Android phones ship with third party spyware and outright malware which cannot be uninstalled.

The iPhone is a lot better for privacy by default. It's just not as good as it should be, and I do agree it's not as good as their claims suggest.

[lonelappde]

Question is, does it matter if my barn comes with a door that only closes half way, and your barn comes with a door that closes most of the way?

[jonas21]

It depends how on how wide your horses are.

In other words, it depends on whether the difference in information leakage is information you actually care about.