I don't know of any consumer company that has taken privacy and security more seriously than Apple.

They led the way on iOS with Sandboxing, Secure Enclave, forcing HTTPS, on-device ML, on-use permissions model, fingerprinting prevention. And TouchID/FaceID both were popularised on iOS and made simple and reliable enough to be used by tens of millions.

> I don't know of any consumer company that has taken privacy and security more seriously than Apple.

True, but that doesn't negate other intentions.

And yet iOS exploits are cheaper than Android exploits, because iOS exploits are so plentiful in comparison.