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    [–] Rikj000@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

    Here are a few examples, but if you do some research like I told you to, you'll stumble upon many more:

    [–] daltotron@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

    only person that cites sources instead of just being a kind of aggressive tool, this post deserves to be at the top fs

    [–] Clent@lemmy.world -4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

    Click bait

    Click bait

    Hardware flaw

    None of this is spyware. Not a single piece.

    If I cared I could have guessed these were some of the examples you added to your "Apple is bad head cannon" but these still aren't what is being alleged by the original poster, spyware.

    At best you can claim Apple is using terms and conditions to add wiggle room but again, not spyware.

    I asked if you know what spyware is but I get that it doesn't matter. Your head cannon is unbeatable and it's easier to dismiss me as a no nothing asshole. The crowd has spoke, this technology forum is more interested in groupthink than technology.

    [–] Rikj000@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

    What are your sources for debunking mine?
    Besides you just not liking to face the truth?

    Blanket surveillance is not clickbait,
    it's spyware, and a problem.

    But sure continue to stick your head in the sand,
    that will surely help humanity beat this problem.