Ask HN: How to Minimize Data Collection Linked to My Apple ID?
My account dates back to the early 2010s and contains a large history Applecare interactions, device activations, but even stuff like legacy data such as my iTunes wishlist.
I can see a record of every interaction, downloads, each redownload of already purchased apps, every time I activated a feature and deactivated one, along with all the location, full IP, device ID/serial/imei, you know... the works. This is to be expected, but I'm surprised they still kept full strings of very old data.
I've been thinking about starting fresh by creating a new Apple ID for each device to limit the data generated and stored going forward.
My main goal is to be able to delete data selectively over time, but Apple only seems to offer the option to delete everything (account and all) or leave it as is. And I wish I could transfer my previous purchases, but that's impossible.
So I have a few doubts on how to approach this better:
What about my paid apps? Would setting up a "master account" for purchases and using Family Sharing be a good strategy?
I don't use iCloud at all, except for Find My, so the devices need to stay activated with one. And I still need to download apps from the app store, of course. So, any other strategies for reducing data collection and dealing with this in a privacy-conscious way?