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iOS 14's Upcoming Anti-Tracking Prompt Sparks Antitrust Complaint in France
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I'm consistently amazed that companies think I give a damn about the "quality" of ads I see or how targeted they are at me. I do everything I can to not look at ads so it doesn't much matter what they're for.
WTH? In France of all places? France is part of the EU which has some of the strictest privacy laws in the world (hello GDPR?). This feature that Apple will grant will provide even more privacy protections. Doesn't make sense to me other than "money talks".
"We've been creeping around the cracks in your baseboards and crawling behind your walls and slithering in your attic for years spying on you without you knowing and without your consent. How dare you fumigate your home to get rid of us. How dare you!"
That's a ridiculous semantic. If someone breaks into your house steals your things and then passes them on to a fence for money, they are completely innocent? After all, they're not the one who is making use of your items, they're just passing them on to the real criminal network. Why should we punish some street-level robber who's just trying to earn a living?
Yes, there is a middle ground.
I want to monetize MY data.
If I turn the option to track me, then every app and web site I use must pay ME. Then I can buy a new iphone every year for pennies on the dollar
I suppose that that means it’s not stalking either, so long as I don’t post about your activities.
You can just drop the entire portion " when it comes to tech" and you'll be just ask accurate.
This is like cigarette companies complaining that being forced to put messages on their products saying, “Cigarette smoking may be hazardous to your health” is hurting their sales.
Wow...trouble pleasing the EU....shouldn't the decision as to how this is approached be left in the hands of the owner of the phone and NO ONE ELSE? Hate hypocrisy.
Starting early next year, iOS 14 will require apps to get opt-in permission from users to collect their random advertising identifier, which advertisers use to deliver personalized ads and track how effective their campaigns were.
Ahead of this change, The Wall Street Journal reports that advertising companies and publishers have filed a complaint against Apple with France's competition authority, arguing that the enhanced privacy measures would be anticompetitive.
According to the report, the complaint alleges that the wording of Apple's permission prompt will lead most users to decline tracking of their device's advertising identifier, which could result in lost revenue. In August, Facebook warned advertisers that the prompt could lead to a more than 50 percent drop in Audience Network publisher revenue.
In a statement, Apple reiterated its belief that "privacy is a fundamental right," adding that "a user's data belongs to them and they should get to decide whether to share their data and with whom." Apple said that its own data collection doesn't count as tracking because it doesn't share the data with other companies.
Apple already delayed the introduction of the prompt until early 2021 to provide developers with more time to make the necessary changes. In a statement in September, Apple said the prompt will be displayed on an app-by-app basis:In the meantime, users who do not want apps to be able to access their device's advertising identifier can go to Settings > Privacy > Tracking and toggle off Allow Apps to Request to Track.
Apple's developer website offers more information about the upcoming prompt.
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Well, it could be ad-supported but in this climate...
Even if you subscribe, they still show you ads
Why? Should there be a 'middle ground' as to how you choose to lock your doors? NO...this should Totally be up to the user...in a real world where 'words ' have 'real meanings' there wouldn't even be a debate. I shouldn't need to 'respect your or anyones """"goals""""' ' concerning MY PROPERTY and MY PRIVACY!
No....WE choose to place Apple in the position it finds itself in as WE purchase their products and software KNOWING what the 'deal' IS....unlike the situation with the complainers/advertisers. This is CHOSEN by the BUYER who should have the LAST SAY!
Prepare to be disappointed because it is coming whether you like it or not. And if you think you are going to develop a “free” app where you make money on tracking then I guess the app will really be free to the end user. As a consumer I am sick and tried of this backdoor tracking that takes place with software. My data is private unless I choose to share it. That is the part that you seem to not want to acknowledge.
I really hope Apple stands firm with this. I know they delayed the implementation into next year. But they have to keep this in a future iOS 14 release. It is not anti-competitive to give users the ability to not track them without their permission. I almost feel like those companies should be countersued for violating privacy laws (if there are any).