Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoGoogle witness accidentally blurts out that Apple gets 36% cut of Safari dealarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1423arrow-down16cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgtechnology@beehaw.org
arrow-up1417arrow-down1external-linkGoogle witness accidentally blurts out that Apple gets 36% cut of Safari dealarstechnica.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square52fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgtechnology@beehaw.org
minus-squarebus_go_fast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down4·10 months ago but are selling their user’s data to Google, Yeah, but are they doing this?
minus-squareThe Octonaut@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down17·10 months agoThey are receiving billions so that their users use Google search - why is this a question?
minus-squarebus_go_fast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down6·10 months agoBut they aren’t literally handing over user data to google, are they?
minus-squareThe Octonaut@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down15·10 months agoNo. That would be if they set up Apple Search and sent some or all of the resulting data to Google. This is much worse. They don’t have to do any work, and so they have no control over what data their devices give Google.
Yeah, but are they doing this?
They are receiving billions so that their users use Google search - why is this a question?
But they aren’t literally handing over user data to google, are they?
No. That would be if they set up Apple Search and sent some or all of the resulting data to Google.
This is much worse. They don’t have to do any work, and so they have no control over what data their devices give Google.