#2473 - Bill Thompson

Bearish:

• $META - Meta is compromising user privacy by removing encryption and monetizing user data for AI training, which could lead to user backlash and regulatory issues.

  • “Meta just recently announced they're no longer encrypting your DMs.”

    Bill·1:38:13

  • “If you're getting a free app, in essence, any free app, if the product's free, then you're the product.”

    Joe·1:41:18

  • “they want to they want to you so humans, in my opinion, and some animals are the only things that are that have the ability to project consciousness. And projecting consciousness is how you train a neural network.”

    Joe·1:40:25
• $AAPL - Apple's closed ecosystem prevents security verification and they monetize user data despite privacy claims, creating trust issues.

  • “Apple goes the opposite way and they don't publish any of that and you can't see any of that stuff.”

    Joe·1:46:44

  • “I would have to trust Apple and Apple's ecosystem and whoever their McAfee or whatever they're using. I would have to trust them, which I don't.”

    Joe·1:47:06