The lizard folk are better than dragons at fitting in the inn.

This is entirely speculation on your part.

Google has been more transparent that it happens. Apple is definitely collecting information on everything you do on their devices as well. It may be just as much info.

With their new pay later feature, you know they are at least collecting enough info to make financial decisions based on your profile.

They also collect health data using the watch.

They collect more than that in order to better understand how to keep people in their ecosystem. I’d wager the latter will about cover what OP was surprised by Google capturing.

Microsoft is another story. They are the most valuable tech company in the world right now due to AI. Which indicates that they are training some powerful AI on data that has been gathered in a number of places.

Something I’ve always liked about White Wolfs d10 systems is the ability to roll a skill against any attribute depending on situation.

If I’m rolling to determine knowledge of religion, int+religion.

If I’m rolling to verify I’m performing a ritual correctly, wis+religion.

If I’m rolling to dodge the advances of the local priest, dex+religion.

Unless your government id has a PO box on it you’re likely not going to get the results you’re looking for. As somebody else mentioned, that info is public record.

They are absolutely mining data.

I will say that Apple is 100 percent collecting your data. Health, financial, biometric, anything you put in an Apple Device is subject. Like most large companies, the are probably also purchasing profile data from Acxiom and Experian.

I don’t know if they are doing it with this service but Apple is definitely not respecting your privacy. If you are concerned about privacy, you’re better off trying to use more specialized tools for a job than any singular ecosystem. Apple wants everybody to be in their single ecosystem to better build profiles in their systems.

20 or under to succeed

With a plus 1 modifier.

New in town doesn’t mean unheard of. You could build up a reputation on the way to town that is being passed around by other travelers.

And some if the rumors could be things that happened the night before.

They don’t want you to choose the paid option. They make more in the ads and info.

I don’t think USA today or any other outlet should be protected. I do think the reporters that work there should be protected.

Corporations should be held accountable for what they say or “strongly encourage” others to say. Individuals should be protected if they get things wrong, though.

You know it’s legit because it’s in the name!

Why isn’t purchasing the part through Apple enough?

And also Is the consumer not allowed to assume the risk of going through after market repair that you seem to be concerned about?

This issue has always been about Apple trying to force older iPhones into obsolescence. They want the freedom to eventually say that no more parts exist for that device so you’ll have to upgrade. If repair shops can leverage broken phones to repair other phones, that extends the life of the device part Apples plans.

Most people will continue using older phones as long as they can because they don’t need the latest phone.

One of my senators in on this list. His replies when a constituent disagrees with him are always a dismissal. The other senator who isn’t on there is Ted Cruz…

Adobe is always the best example of something professionals can’t replace.

Artistic rarely mixes with capable programmer so there is a severe limit to the number of people contributing to FOSS art suites.