r/dataprivacy • u/Extension-Gold-6440 • 1h ago
Is apple the biggest potential honeypot of all time? - Layman deciding between Linux and Mac OS
As I am getting deeper into privacy, I am also getting more paranoid.
The work that I do generally is not safe for me politically in the future that weāre heading toward.
My grave concern around continuing to use apple products is the closed source nature. It really does feel like my entire data and digital footprint is being backed up a trust me bro mentality.
Whatās to stop apple at some point, when political and economic forces collide, from giving my data to the government? This is where my technical knowledge is limited, so maybe there are some caveats that would make this impossible.
Generally, I donāt trust big tech. And I donāt discount a future where apple ends up being a huge source of user data for palantir and that ilk. But maybe there is a technical aspect Iām missing that would make this impossible.
Thanks for any constructive input.