Ethically, I think just about everybody agrees with you. However, as soon as the ad-supported device is 10% cheaper, it's going to capture most of the market.

I don't think the market can solve personal privacy issues - only legislation can.

Nice summary. For example buying an iPhone in Turkey is harder than buying a car in UK in terms of an avarage middle class person's monthly income.

You've met technologists who were for the notion that personal privacy is only for the rich?

I've met a ton of technologists interested in privacy, and none of them were for the notion that only the rich should have it.

All that advocate switch to iOS as solution to the security issues on Android.

On plenty of countries getting an Android device is already a dream come true, let alone being able to get an iPhone.