Apple Delays Ad Anti-Tracking Features Planned for iOS 14 [Updated]

[Solomani]

Zuckerberg 1

Cook 0

 

[aidler]

What they really want is more time to find ways to circumvent Apples new anti-tracking protection.

 

[SDJim]

Facebook and other advertisers expect that customers will not want to share their IDFA's for ad targeting purposes and will therefore decline consent for the ad blocking popups that Apple has implemented in iOS 14.

Thank you for finally admitting that the reason you don't ask is because the answer would absolutely be no.

Go to hell.

 

[ghostface147]

I may switch to another phone if they do this. I don't see any reason why they would do this other than influence from Facebook

So you've been using iPhones with this tracking feature fully accessible, but this is what sets you over?

 

[bobmans]

Mobile developers that spoke to The Information said that they've had little time to prepare for Apple's change

Prepare? As in find a loophole to track users without using IDFA?

 

[russell_314]

Unfortunately Apple is a business and not a charity. They will do what makes the most profit for the company. If that means selling ads or blocking ads

 

[justperry]

Noooo, don't delay...

 

[SkyRom]

Apple is not on "our side". They are on the side of raising their shareholder price every quarter forever. If this were about privacy or the ethical treatment of consumer data, they could have implemented this obvious "feature" a decade ago. It's about turning the screws to Facebook, Google, Amazon and Microsoft by leveraging Apple's greatest asset (us) to increase their market share.

 

[phalseHUD]

Courage??? Courage to remove a headphone port, but no courage for this. Pathetic.

 

[ruka.snow]

This feature should not be delayed. These advertising companies should have to bend over backwards to get people to opt-in to their rubbish.

 

[tyranne201]

apple is starting to open its legs to these ad companies.

 

[FCX]

If I'm going to see advertisements, why not have them be targeted towards my interests?

You might be perfectly comfortable letting strangers into your house to go through your cabinets, listen to your conversations, and parse your browser history to see what things you like to keep around.

I'm not.

 

[xander49x]

I hope this feature remains until the GM so then we can stay on it for the foreseeable future.

I will wait until everyone updates their beta and let me know if apple has taken it out of the OS, I will stay on the last copy so I do not lose this feature.

 

[s66]

NO, just no!

We the users NEED the likes of Facebook to stop tracking us.

Some here will not see how bad tracking is, but it's something one cannot revert once it's collected, so we NEED to stop them collecting ever more from us.

"Free" means you're the product: please ignore the "free" argument Apple, you do not cater to the bottom of the market to start with.

 

[mookc1]

Let users decide if they want it on or off. Apple is just providing a feature. Do not delay!

 

[t76turbo]

This is the situation where Apple caves? In an instance where it doesn't benefit their actual customers at all?

EXACTLY!!!

 

[BarredOwl]

If they do this then we can discern that their "privacy" lip-service is also ultimately controlled by the almighty dollar and not the righteous quest of bettering lives with their products.

I can only believe in Apple's actions. I know I can not believe their PR, marketing, and propaganda.

 

[now i see it]

sorry state of affairs when the whole internet business model comes crashing down when tracking-your-ass is prevented

 

[Realityck]

Apple don’t delay this, consumers don’t want to be subjected to target ads. Those companies complaining about IDFA blocked should feel the heat for utilization of these methods to annoy the public.

 

[Capeto]

This is the situation where Apple caves? In an instance where it doesn't benefit their actual customers at all?

Never forget that Apple’s priority is making money. If implementing this feature impacts their bottom line to a degree where the costs (lost income from their App Store) are greater than what they gain (more people buying iOS devices), they are not going to implement it.

 

[BaccaBossMC]

Boo Hoo to facebook, controlling ID is a right of the user. Apple should not have caved.

 

[Manzanito]

They won’t lower their cut of app store sales to protect their customers. Right.

Here’s where you can make a stand, apple.

 

[igneousc]

lame as hell
they also know basically none of us will do anything about it. Nobody is jumping to android over this.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Stupid Facebook.

[Update: Apple details delay] Apple reportedly delaying iOS 14 advertising privacy feature bashed by Facebook - 9to5Mac

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[gene731]

Don’t do it Apple. You’ll just appear weak and then Tim will be expected to cave into everything thing and everyone. Remember Apple you are the one that just released that privacy video today. Don’t be afraid if Facebook is irked.