This is just a another way of saying "business good, government bad".
The fact that Google abuses the data and Apple doesn't is already a major difference. Just because government can use its monopoly on violence and imprisonment to go one step beyond doesn't make what businesses do harmless.
Yes, the collection is already inherently dangerous, and what Apple does is certainly not harmless. And yes, they will use that data to their advantage.
But the unscrupulous abuse of that data, the blatant disregard for privacy, a business model that depends on abuse of that data, and the obvious hunger for social and economic power by Google and co is not a minor difference.
The fact that Google abuses the data and Apple doesn't is already a major difference. Just because government can use its monopoly on violence and imprisonment to go one step beyond doesn't make what businesses do harmless.
Yes, the collection is already inherently dangerous, and what Apple does is certainly not harmless. And yes, they will use that data to their advantage.
But the unscrupulous abuse of that data, the blatant disregard for privacy, a business model that depends on abuse of that data, and the obvious hunger for social and economic power by Google and co is not a minor difference.