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Re:iOS 13 app tracking alert has dramatically cut location d... by rpastuszak on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @05:32AM (#22043507)
> Google has the same thing, and with apple if you care you can opt out.

I'm not on Android any more, but (afair) you could reset the advertising ID, which in practice is not that different from only being able to disable it temporarily.

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Re:iOS 13 app tracking alert has dramatically cut location d... by ericmay on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @11:43AM (#22046506)
Yes, but the ease of use and prominence of the feature make a difference. If I have to manually reset the ID, well, forget it. If the operating system automatically does it for me - then that is far superior.
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Re:iOS 13 app tracking alert has dramatically cut location d... by rpastuszak on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @05:26PM (#22049879)
Oh, yes. That’s what I meant and tried to express, poorly.

The UX makes a huge difference here, a feature is available in theory, but realistically speaking, inaccessible and annoying to the point of uselessness.

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