> Social media apps? The iOS variants of those apps are afaik in no way better. What else is there, where is the advantage?

This is incorrect. The IOS versions of social media apps extract way less data from the device than on android, and is thus more privacy friendly.

Sure the best way would be for people not to use them, but if you "have" to, then it's better to use those on IOS.

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fruitworks 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

In what manner do they extract less data

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fc417fc802 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Unless you're running Graphene or a similar security minded distro the sandboxing isn't very good. Okay let's be honest it's fairly abysmal at preventing fingerprinting. It could almost be accused of not even bothering to try.

But one example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43518866

	▲	water-data-dude 13 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		The mobile operating system developed by the enormous ad tech company doesn't try to prevent fingerprinting?! :O

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myko an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I agree with the thrust of the GP comment but:

> The IOS versions of social media apps extract way less data from the device than on android, and is thus more privacy friendly.

I seriously doubt this. I agree that this is the perception but anyone working in the mobile space on both platforms for the past ~2 years will know Google is a lot more hard nosed in reviewing apps for privacy concerns than Apple these days (I say this negatively, there is a middle ground and Apple is much closer to it - Google is just friction seemingly in an attempt to lose their bad reputation).

	▲	fc417fc802 a minute ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It would be nice if the app stores offered different levels of requirements. Let the market decide how much it cares about privacy (and security, and ...), reduce the friction for developers who want to do a particular thing, and give end users more confidence in the entire system.
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beepbooptheory 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

You'd think this would be more known! I feel like general sentiment says the opposite is the case.. What can one point to in the future to show what you are saying here?