Re:New iOS privacy feature may end an era of personalized ads
by m463 on Friday July 17, 2020 @09:56PM
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> They provide content blocking
the flaw there is that it is opt-out not opt-in, and you can only block web activity, not apps.
> You cannot see what apps are running.
Yes, the model is more complicated, but it abstracts away important ways apps can run even if you don't realize it, such as notifcations, "voip".
> > Why not even a time-machine backup of your phone?
> You can easily back up an iPhone (encrypted, even) to a Mac or PC.
Kind of. You don't back up apps or app private data. In other words, restoring your phone is at the mercy of apple and the app folks. Will you get the same app? Will you get your audiobooks? no, you will have to download them again.
the flaw there is that it is opt-out not opt-in, and you can only block web activity, not apps.
> You cannot see what apps are running.
Yes, the model is more complicated, but it abstracts away important ways apps can run even if you don't realize it, such as notifcations, "voip".
> > Why not even a time-machine backup of your phone? > You can easily back up an iPhone (encrypted, even) to a Mac or PC.
Kind of. You don't back up apps or app private data. In other words, restoring your phone is at the mercy of apple and the app folks. Will you get the same app? Will you get your audiobooks? no, you will have to download them again.