cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/198544
While it has been argued that the choice of smartphone architecture might protect user privacy, no clear winner between iOS and Android emerges from our analysis.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/198544
While it has been argued that the choice of smartphone architecture might protect user privacy, no clear winner between iOS and Android emerges from our analysis.
Android, especially AOSP ROMs, can be rooted, at which point it will let you configure the HOSTS file to sinkhole tracking domains. iOS can’t do that, the best you can do is use a VPN or DNS server that blocks trackers.
Also, iOS has no equivalent to F-Droid and other FLOSS app store alternatives.