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Re:Facebook's attempt to vilify Apple looks like sour grapes by wdr1 on Monday December 21, 2020 @03:24PM (#25499150)
I don't support FB, but the point that Apple is excluding themselves from the same control is questionable at best.
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Re:Facebook's attempt to vilify Apple looks like sour grapes by zepto on Monday December 21, 2020 @09:24PM (#25502183)
The point about Apple excluding themselves is complete bullshit.

Apple explains explained what they track and asks users to opt-in.

They have already been doing this.

All they are doing now is requiring other apps to be similarly opt-in.

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Re:Facebook's attempt to vilify Apple looks like sour grapes by wdr1 on Saturday December 26, 2020 @09:36PM (#25548349)
When I start each Apple app I'll have the same prompt?

That's the experience Facebook, Google & others will face, and it's not what Apple does in iOS 14.

There's also a different setting specifically to disable tracking in Apple Apps whereas all the others are lumped together:

https://support.apple.com/library/content/dam/edam/applecare...

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