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The end result of this was, Apple brought the operation in-house and it's also now opt-in.

Are "in-house" listeners supposed to be an improvement?

"it's also now opt-in."

I believe this is the improvement you are looking for.

Wow. Goddamn hypocrites. I’m honestly not shocked but I wish I was.

So Apple’s ‘focus on privacy’ is pretty much just PR bullshit, then. That sucks. Was hoping for at least one last bastion of privacy.