Apple is handing over the keys to your digital filing cabinets. As of last week, Americans in all 50 states can access an electronic inventory of the data they’ve accumulated over years of music purchases, contact updates and photos sent to the cloud. They can also start the process of deleting that same information.
But don’t necessarily expect the start of a new trend though. Since Apple’s business interests are vested primarily in hardware, it can more easily comply with emerging privacy laws that mandate such features as compared to more data and advertising-driven companies like Google or Facebook.
