Apple Upgrade plan to preload your data nixed over privacy optics

Apple reportedly evaluated giving Apple Upgrade buyers with iPhones that came with all their previous iPhone's data preloaded, but that didn't make the final cut.
Apple Upgrade could have had more options for the iPhone
Apple Upgrade is a lease in the US rather than a loan and so it's different to the iPhone Upgrade Program it replaces, but it could have been more different still. According to Bloomberg, Apple at least considered preloading a user's data.It's been described as a "white-glove com