It's not worth it on HN. Everyone here is completely pro-Apple anti-Google it's not even possible to have a good-faith discussion. I agree with you distrust both of these corporations, Apple's figured out that by pushing the "privacy" marketing ploy they can defeat Google strategically, that's all this is about. If it would benefit them to abuse user privacy, they would.
> Everyone here is completely pro-Apple anti-Google
Both extremes exist here, just like everywhere else. Anti-Apple articles/posts/discussions also get a ton of upvotes and frequently end up on the front page, and the discussions are filled with comments of people swearing off Apple forever.
Apple is a polarizing company in the tech world and that is just as true on HN as anywhere else.
