[lern_too_spel]

You are comparing default apps privacy and saying that is OS privacy. I specifically pointed out data collection in the OS (that you can't turn off) that make iOS far worse than Android for privacy.

Your paper also compares the amount of data sent to Google for an Android device using default apps vs. an iPhone using default apps and shows that the latter sends much more. That's not a very useful comparison. If you compare how much each device sends to Apple, the Android device would win by a landslide, though again, that is not a useful comparison.

[CharlesW]

> I specifically pointed out data collection in the OS (that you can't turn off) that make iOS far worse than Android for privacy.

I think this claim is even more absurd when constrained to "default apps". But I'm listening—citations welcome.

[lern_too_spel]

I gave you a link. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23329646

Which part of it my assertions did you have trouble following? I'll quote it below in case you have trouble following the link, but I worry this might violate a repetition rule:

iOS having better privacy is a myth. iOS sends your location to Apple every time any the GPS is used, and you can't turn it off. You cannot install apps on your phone without telling Apple which apps they are, and if you want to develop your own apps for your device without having to reinstall weekly, you have to hand over payment information.

Stock Android devices from nearly any vendor do not suffer from these problems, and reputable vendors do even better (like in this case, where even voice transcription does not send data off device).