A few massive differences:
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You opt-in to targeted tracking with Apple. It’s impossible to opt-out with Google. Apple also enforces per-app opt-in for tracking.
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Apple use your data, but they don’t sell it on
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Apple features protect you from 3rd party tracking at a software level (Private Relay) and hardware level (MAC randomisation)
Russia and Belarus make sense, but not inviting Iran? There are far worse governments out there than Iran…