But Linux based phones might be better in terms of privacy and data collection en mass, and giving back to society via open source software and hardware.
Large firms offer platforms that are secure against anyone other than themselves (and their partners, such as states).
Google tracks and collects huge data through various channels, and Apple scans your information in your own device (and its operating system is even closed source and cannot be verified). Their platforms might be incrementally more secure against advanced expensive attacks, e.g., targeted attacks performed by a company such as NSO.
If you are an average user, do you worry more about maximizing the security or major privacy concerns, namely: automatic mass data collection, tracking and profiling by governments and those in power, or fancy attacks targeted to you?
Large firms offer platforms that are secure against anyone other than themselves (and their partners, such as states).
Google tracks and collects huge data through various channels, and Apple scans your information in your own device (and its operating system is even closed source and cannot be verified). Their platforms might be incrementally more secure against advanced expensive attacks, e.g., targeted attacks performed by a company such as NSO.
If you are an average user, do you worry more about maximizing the security or major privacy concerns, namely: automatic mass data collection, tracking and profiling by governments and those in power, or fancy attacks targeted to you?