Re:Apple will attempt to jam Facebook's web-tracking tools
by dhimes on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @07:45AM
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tannhaeuser's point is worth considering though: Is Apple truly respecting privacy, or are they just refusing to share because they want to own all of the info? Are they not storing private information- like websites you visit and apps you download and such, and using it to target you in their store?
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Re:Apple will attempt to jam Facebook's web-tracking tools
by ubermonkey on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @09:34AM
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Apple's incredible success thus far selling higher-end computing devices hasn't required them to engage in "big data" tactics.
The fact that there's now popular pushback against the data-gatherers is certainly to their favor, and they'd be foolish not to trade on the fact that "Hey, you know what? We collect very little, and have no interest in monetizing you as a user, because that's never been our business model."
I think Apple does benefit from some solidly ethical leadership here, but it's also probably wise -- I can see lots more data-protection laws coming down the pike in the years ahead, and they'll endanger the big-data approach. If I were Apple, I'd probably stay away from it for those reasons alone.
Re:Apple will attempt to jam Facebook's web-tracking tools
by djrogers on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @09:41AM
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> Are they not storing private information- like websites you visit and apps you download and such, and using it to target you in their store?
No? They aren’t doing that, at least not the website tracking stuff - that would be a huge violation of their privacy policy.