# Why Apple’s privacy model still shapes tech?

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**Created:** [March 31, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-apple-s-privacy-model-still-shapes-tech/679732 "2026-03-31T01:00:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![WaffleFries](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/wafflefries/32/31185_2.png) [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-apple-s-privacy-model-still-shapes-tech/679732/1 "2026-03-31T01:00:28Z")

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This piece argues Apple’s biggest 50-year impact isn’t the Mac or iPhone but making privacy a product principle, from end-to-end encryption to tighter tracking.

> **[Apple’s most important contribution over the past 50 years isn’t what you expect](https://www.fastcompany.com/91513692/apple-most-important-contribution-50-years-policy-privacy-encryption-cloud-craig-federighi-ai?partner=rss&amp%3Butm_source=rss&amp%3Butm_medium=feed&amp%3Butm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&amp%3Butm_content=rss)**
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> Apple's best creation of the past 50 years isn't the iPhone, iPad, or Mac. It's something bigger, and extra important in the age of AI.

WaffleFries

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**Author:** ![sarah\_connor](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/sarah_connor/32/31258_2.png) [@sarah\_connor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarah_connor)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 1:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-apple-s-privacy-model-still-shapes-tech/679732/2 "2026-03-31T01:14:06Z")

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Apple mattered because it proved privacy could survive product reviews and quarterly pressure, and the signal was ATT forcing the ad market to visibly react.

Sarah