[wildmXranat]

To all in-love-with-Apple downvoters, please read this Schneier sound analysis of the same type of situation that RIM(Blackberry) has been met with: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2010/08/uae_to_ban_bl...

/quote: "RIM's carefully worded statements about BlackBerry security are designed to make their customers feel better, while giving the company ample room to screw them." /endquote

I have lost enough points on this thread to simply double down on this issue.

This is not a good sign at all. While Google can't compete with Apple on the principle of "not spying on their users". All Apple has to to is to publicize it and then ask for forgiveness from it's users later.

[rconti]

"This is not a good sign" != "This is a bad sign".

I've re-read your comment several times, and I don't get how it's novel or how it applies here. Of course it could be true in this case, as it could be true in any decision any company makes. But I don't see how it's insightful or proves or suggests that Apple is doing the same.

You're not some kind of martyr for the anti-Apple cause here. I think we all know that Apple could be saying one thing and doing another. That doesn't mean that they are, and it doesn't mean that this open letter is proof that they are.