Any suggestion that google is somehow less of a spyware company than apple is laughably and objectively false.
But it doesn't matter, because they're both companies, and companies are inherently not your friend, so you shouldn't be thinking that your boo will be on your side forever (also see companies claiming that they're "a family"). That Qpple's business model is not dependent on spying on users, and Google's business model is dependent on no one having privacy is clearly a significant factor today. But in 10 years who knows? Corporations follow money, and there's only so much weight given to "our heartfelt truest of true beliefs of our customer's rights".
But that's still moot, as I don't use either system on any car, but now GM has built google's tracking infrastructure into the core of the car's "entertainment" system. If you use a car with android or apple car, the software is only running if you are using that with your device. Now GM is just saying screw it, Google is paying us to install their software as the only system on the car - do you really think google is doing that out of concern that to support GM's bottom line, or because google's entire business model is built on spying on people?
> but now GM has built google's tracking infrastructure into the core of the car's "entertainment" system.
No, GM is building Android Automotive into every car. Android Automotive is the automotive equivalent to AOSP and can be used with or without Google Automotive Services, which is the automotive equivalent to Google Play Services. Open source is your friend and the only way to guarantee that you are in control of your data. It doesn't matter whether Apple's business model is currently a lower fraction based on spying on its users. It will grow that business, as it has repeatedly signalled, because it ultimately wants to increase profits.
No. Currently I do not use either Apple's or Google's software for my car, now GM is saying all their cars will _always_ be running Google's software, and Google is an advertising company, who's entire profit model is built on top of invading privacy.
> Open source is your friend and the only way to guarantee that you are in control of your data.
Sure, if you can read all the code yourself, but it's kind of moot because:
* Android isn't open source, especially any Google [X] Service code
* Even if it were 100% open source all it means is you get to see the code sending your data to Google.
* It removes any choice for the user: there's no option to choose "do I trust google with my data", "do I trust apple with my data", or "just play music without touching the internet"
> It doesn't matter whether Apple's business model is currently a lower fraction based on spying on its users
I get that you have decided Apple is the enemy, but we need to be clear here. Apple's entire product marketing and product differentiation is privacy at the moment. Maybe in the future they will change (as I said earlier, companies are not your friend, and thinking one is on your side is not sensible), but to hold apple's potential future actions as equivalent to a company like Google, who's entire current business model is built on spying on people is nonsense. You might prefer google's semi-open source model but that doesn't mean it's inherently superior, and more to the point doesn't detract from my position on privacy of consumer data.
> Android isn't open source, especially any Google [X] Service code
As I explained in my previous post, AOSP and Android Automotive are open source and contain no Google service code.
> Even if it were 100% open source all it means is you get to see the code sending your data to Google.
It is, and we can indeed. It's exactly none.
> Apple's entire product marketing and product differentiation is privacy at the moment.
You confused product marketing with product differentiation. I grant you that Apple markets privacy. It does not actually deliver it, with iOS sharing more data with Apple that you cannot stop than even Google-flavored Android builds share with Google. You cannot get your location on iOS without sending your location to Apple, and you cannot install an app on iOS without telling Apple that you installed it.
Any suggestion that google is somehow less of a spyware company than apple is laughably and objectively false.
But it doesn't matter, because they're both companies, and companies are inherently not your friend, so you shouldn't be thinking that your boo will be on your side forever (also see companies claiming that they're "a family"). That Qpple's business model is not dependent on spying on users, and Google's business model is dependent on no one having privacy is clearly a significant factor today. But in 10 years who knows? Corporations follow money, and there's only so much weight given to "our heartfelt truest of true beliefs of our customer's rights".
But that's still moot, as I don't use either system on any car, but now GM has built google's tracking infrastructure into the core of the car's "entertainment" system. If you use a car with android or apple car, the software is only running if you are using that with your device. Now GM is just saying screw it, Google is paying us to install their software as the only system on the car - do you really think google is doing that out of concern that to support GM's bottom line, or because google's entire business model is built on spying on people?