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[return to "Google collects 20 times more telemetry from Android devices than Apple from iOS"]
1. mankyd+P2[view] [source] 2021-03-30 19:45:27
>>gorman+(OP)
Not mentioned in the headline: When the user is _not_ logged in, iOS collects "location" whereas Android does not.

I am actually a little surprised that iOS would gather this information. What use would it serve?

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2. onedog+D3[view] [source] 2021-03-30 19:49:20
>>mankyd+P2
Find My Phone? It is a choice to enroll in this, and it’s mighty convenient when you lose or get your phone stolen.
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3. jayd16+V3[view] [source] 2021-03-30 19:50:25
>>onedog+D3
That works when you're not logged in?
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4. ocdtre+O4[view] [source] 2021-03-30 19:54:58
>>jayd16+V3
One of the services Apple generally provides is that a phone is locked to a given Apple ID, such that if you wipe it, it still knows it belongs to a given owner, and you need to unlock that for someone else to activate it. It wouldn't be unreasonable to suggest Apple would want Find My iPhone to work even after it's reset.

That being said, my theory is in another comment.

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