I don't think its unreasonable to have a strong skepticism and even hearty distrust of these platforms which have been invited into our lives, ostensibly for the benefit of mankind, only to be treated rather callously in the best instances and negligently in the worst.

No, the op is not important. I am not important and on a grand scale individuals are rarely influential in general. I reject that somebody needs to have some kind of spy's double life to demand basic decency wrt their literal moment-to-moment physical status and location.

Good. So now we know how you willingly "surrender your identity" to Apple for tracking purposes.

You do realize not everyone does this? You can buy an iPhone at Walmart --- using cash if you prefer.

I'm a nobody.

Really? Just a guess but "ulfw" is not your real name is it?

Imagine that --- even though you try to deny it in order to defend Daddy Apple, it turns out that you're an "important spy guy" too --- just like me.

But Apple knows exactly who you are and where you are right now, where you live, work, shop, eat, play, travel, who you spend time with, where you post anonymous comments and how much you earn and spend.

Apple probably knows you better than Mrs. ulfw. Speaking of which, they probably have photos of the two of you, maybe even audio of you doing the nasty. Hopefully you're not fooling around on Mrs. ulfw or hiding money from her. You know she can subpoena your Apple data file for the divorce proceedings.

I'm sure Apple will send you a "thank you" for surrendering and allowing them to make a few extra bucks each month subverting your worthless privacy. They really need the extra cash.