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I don't believe he's giving an opinion about Apple's actions, rather the accuracy of calling them "Big Brother" in light of the fact that other companies maintain a lot more information about their users than Apple does.

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The Big Brother analogy isn't about how much information you collect, it's about how much control you assert.

Actually, ubiquitous surveillance was a big part of the Big Brother apparatus in 1984.

Of course, but the surveillance was mandatory and its purpose was to control the public by identifying, suppressing and silencing nonconformists.

Yes, the video wasn't working when I tried to view it earlier.

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