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And the potential damage. Smartphones are radically more personal than a PC ever was.


I'd be hesitant to treat them this way. One is a trusted and controlled environment, the other is a pocket storefront run by Google/Apple and their partners.


My Mac contains exactly the same personal data as my iPhone.


Your Mac doesn’t know where you are at all times, whether you’re walking or running or in a vehicle. I also suspect it doesn’t know your social media habits as well, although everyone’s different in that regard.




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