[lorryuncori]

Which is completely separate from Android.

Right, because your telco controls your device, not Google.

Both companies have been caught with mishandling user data before (like Apple storing all location data unencrypted IIRC). One was a balls-up, the other was deliberate data gauging. Isn't there a difference?

Really, if you feel better by believing that your platform of choice is any better than the competition and gives two ****s about your privacy, then by all means, go ahead. Thanks for giving me permission. On a serious note, the decision to go with a particular platform should be driven by their policy, not blend belief in what they're doing after the fact.