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Trying to make someone like you understand how you've actually harmed yourself is too time consuming. Apple is not good. You've fooled yourself into believing their lies about being pro-user. They just want your money and they want to sell you a MID grade product at best.
@D1G17AL Fine; what’s the alternative? I already run a VPN (actually two), use lock down mode, don’t accept cookies and use two add-blockers.
Not very fond of Apple for a completely different reason: battery life. So there your right. A mediocre performance at a top price.
So, what would be a better, more secure option than the methods / setup I use right now?
Android OS, Firefox Browser with ublock and ABP, who gives a shit about cookies, vpn's aren't needed unless you are trying to access region restricted information and data, lock down mode is probably excessive. You are probably not important enough to worry about most of those. The biggest issue for regular users is understanding when to open emails and click links. Most people make the mistake of clicking the wrong thing or opening the wrong email or message and then they get targeted by scammers. That's the biggest risk most average people face is getting their info into the hands of scammers. State-level hackers don't give a shit about anybody that doesn't have some government access. If you don't work for the government in your country then most state-level hacker's don't care about you.
Just practice good habits when it comes to opening links and visiting good and bad websites.
@D1G17AL I’m not particularly afraid of state hackers but working for a law firm I have to max out on protecting our clients against hackers. Being non-technical I’ve assumed that Apple would be the better option (and hence lock down mode and VPN). I have a hard time believing that Android would be more secure than iOS, (and I do realise most dangers come from phishing mails, but that’s a bit off topic).
Anyway; it’s a strong argument to look into switching to the Samsung Flip.