And one final point,
The argument of "just don't use their apps" doesn't fly for several reasons.
Often these companies have a TOS that says that they can change their TOS whenever they want. So you could be using Apple, without them unlocking shit, but a year later a new CEO changes his mind and your data now goes to the NSA.
Also, social media has become so common place that asking someone just not to use their apps is bullshit. Last week I had to go to court for a ticket (which I won). I got to court and they gave me a fucking Zoom number to call in. So now I had to download Zoom, accept their TOS (which likely says they own my data) so I can appear for a traffic ticket.
Conceivably, such data can now be used by the Government without a warrant because I used a "private" company to access a court to have my ticket dismissed. Which I had no option not to do.
Social media has become so intertwined with daily life, user data must be protected from both the government and for sale to other companies (unless the data is anonymized).
The argument of "just don't use their apps" doesn't fly for several reasons.
Often these companies have a TOS that says that they can change their TOS whenever they want. So you could be using Apple, without them unlocking shit, but a year later a new CEO changes his mind and your data now goes to the NSA.
Also, social media has become so common place that asking someone just not to use their apps is bullshit. Last week I had to go to court for a ticket (which I won). I got to court and they gave me a fucking Zoom number to call in. So now I had to download Zoom, accept their TOS (which likely says they own my data) so I can appear for a traffic ticket.
Conceivably, such data can now be used by the Government without a warrant because I used a "private" company to access a court to have my ticket dismissed. Which I had no option not to do.
Social media has become so intertwined with daily life, user data must be protected from both the government and for sale to other companies (unless the data is anonymized).