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iOS 17 Can Automatically Remove Tracking Parameters From URLs in Safari, Messages, and Mail
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Good. It’s about time companies recognize that people are not commodities.
Why would I need this feature unless I'm an international spy?
No @coolbreeze2 , you need to do two things: (1) Enable the Prevent Cross Site Tracking switch at the top of screenshot you shared, and (2) scroll down to “Advanced“ at the bottom of Setting>Safari page, tap it, then tap “Advanced Tracking and Fingerprint Protection”, then select ”All Browsing”. That will enable the feature that is the subject of this article. Hope this helps. 🙏🏽
Hmmm .. you might need it if you value the ability to think for yourself and make up your own mind .. vs .. being targeted and fed information that subconsciously shapes your thinking and coerces you into behaving according to others’ priorities and interests.
Are you looking at Safari settings? That's where my screenshot came from.
Good, more ways for Apple trying to protect their user data from being captured By other companies, while user happens to benefit from This.
However, ad network can easily circumvent this by either cryptographically encode tracking bit to be difficult To understand by machine, or bind Tracking to website access (doesn’t have tracking bit? 404). And I believe there will be more ways to do it. They can also let AI manage all of these. Or like someone already mentioned, using unique link for each individual. Force account creation, so on and so forth.
After some time, people who value their privacy will find themselves impossible to access many websites without either registering an account or disable privacy Protection features. If the site your work rely on enforces such policy, good luck trying to keep your browsing history private without VM or similar.
Wonder how Apple will slowly combat this alarming trend.
However, ad network can easily circumvent this by either cryptographically encode tracking bit to be difficult To understand by machine, or bind Tracking to website access (doesn’t have tracking bit? 404). And I believe there will be more ways to do it. They can also let AI manage all of these. Or like someone already mentioned, using unique link for each individual. Force account creation, so on and so forth.
After some time, people who value their privacy will find themselves impossible to access many websites without either registering an account or disable privacy Protection features. If the site your work rely on enforces such policy, good luck trying to keep your browsing history private without VM or similar.
Wonder how Apple will slowly combat this alarming trend.
Yes, same. Do you have iCloud+/Private Relay? I think that hides your IP address on websites, too.
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Thanks, that must be why. I just have basic iCloud service.
I don’t think it’s as cut and dry as this. Couldn’t an advertiser just send a link in their email that has any url/path but 301 redirects you to the url with the query param?
You're screwed if people are visiting your affiliate sites on iOS.
It's not just private browsing. You can set it to all browsing if you wish.
wonderful hypocrisy from Apple on tracking from other people. yet it seeks to put ON DEVICE surveillance on YOUR equipment of course in the name of something moral, but actually the precursor to backdoors to your own devices, and no doubt China will love it, as Apple has already demonstrated it does what governments like.
Didn’t you get the memo?
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There are any number of ways that snoopers can (and will) thwart Apple’s valiant efforts in this regard.
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Looks like they'll be stripping all referers off the URL as its certainly tracking activity. The good news is people will still be directed to the product you promoted. The bad news is you won't get credited for any sales.
It will also interfere with advertising. The clicks for the advertisement will still work, but you won't get credited or paid for any performance-related activity.
Not bad. We got 20 posts in before the inevitable deluge of "X has been doing this for years", "it's easy to defeat", and "Apple should be doing Y instead". The first two are almost always true of any feature released by any company and the third is usually a personal grievance aired in every remotely related thread. Like my comment here. Damn.