[i_am_nomad]

Maybe I should qualify that with, “outside of China.” If you’re using Apple phones in China, you should assume your data are available to the CCP.

Otherwise, I have yet to see any evidence or indication that Apple collects data in a manner similar to what’s described in this article.

[RealStickman_]

So basically Apple only protects you when they think they won't loose too much? No thanks, I'll take LineageOS + microG every day.