Apple’s Data-Loaded Device Concept Sparks Privacy Debate
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Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports Apple weighed a 'white-glove' plan to ship leased devices preloaded with a user’s iCloud data, removing setup friction; the data-loaded approach raised privacy concerns and was not pursued, as public sentiment shifted from privacy nihilism to a privacy backlash and Apple tunes its messaging ahead of new products like smart glasses.
- Rumored, Never-to-Be-Released Apple Feature May Have Been Too Much Truth for Most Consumers Gizmodo
- This scrapped Apple Upgrade feature would’ve made setup much more seamless 9to5Mac
- Apple Upgrade plan to preload your data nixed over privacy optics AppleInsider
- Apple Upgrade was going to feature a luxurious delivery component that never got finalized PhoneArena
- Apple Planned a ‘White-Glove’ iPhone Upgrade Feature, but Never Released It The Mac Observer
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