Re:Apple: Rotate tracking IDs on iPhone each month
by Zenbit_UX on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @08:55AM
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> If you are in one group stop pretending the other doesn’t exist. (Also more generally applicable life advice)
I'd argue your friend would be better off not being tracked and just Googling bass guitars whenever he feels the need.
Let's not pretend ads provide any benefit to humans, they manipulate us psychologically with the intent to part us from our hard earned money. In addition, they often drain our batteries at extreme rates and can contain malware and or lead to outright scams.
Your counterpoint to this is you know a guy who likes to see new bass guitars?
Re:Apple: Rotate tracking IDs on iPhone each month
by dwighttk on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @09:21AM
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Feel free to argue with him. He’s not ignorant of all the harms, trust me... I’ve brought them up when we’ve talked.
Re:Apple: Rotate tracking IDs on iPhone each month
by hu3 on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @11:51AM
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People who want to see ads are the exception. I'd argue that it would be better if Apple used id=0 as the default.
They also provide the ability to turn it off (set the ID to all 0s) for people like me who spend a little bit of effort to avoid ads.
If you are in one group stop pretending the other doesn’t exist. (Also more generally applicable life advice)