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Chelsea Manning avoids Google and Microsoft — and says she prefers Apple products for cybersecurity

Chelsea Manning says she thinks Apple has the best security among Big Tech companies — and says she avoids Microsoft and Google products.Getty ImagesChelsea Manning is the face of a new VPN, Nym, which aims to be the most private in the world.She and Nym CEO Harry Halpin said they avoid Google and Microsoft products over security concerns.They say they prefer Apple's privacy infrastructure.Chelsea Manning — the former Army intelligence analyst sentenced to 35 years in prison over her 2010 leak of classified government information — says one major tech company reigns supreme when it comes to data privacy: Apple.Manning, whose prison sentence was commuted by President Obama, is now a privacy and security consultant for Nym, a new VPN that aims to improve data security.In her consulting role, she assesses clients' data privacy practices and makes recommendations to improve their security.And in her experience, Manning said Apple's infrastructure across its products "is fairly robust and secure" compared to its competitors."I'm not saying that you have to go out and buy an iPhone or Apple products — I have no investment in Apple," Manning told BI.

 

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