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Re:Analytics suggest 96% of users leave app tracking disable... by Tomte on Friday May 07, 2021 @08:51AM (#27075300)
That's why "leave disabled".

But Facebook and other popular apps are nagging you to switch it on, so it's still an interesting statistic.

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Re:Analytics suggest 96% of users leave app tracking disable... by happytoexplain on Friday May 07, 2021 @09:05AM (#27075410)
The switch allows the app merely to request tracking, so I'm surprised requesting that the user enable the switch doesn't violate the App Store guidelines (or maybe it does).
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Re:Analytics suggest 96% of users leave app tracking disable... by dlhavema on Friday May 07, 2021 @11:27AM (#27076948)
Pretty sure they are referring to the system level switch that blocks the prompt and auto-denies every app.
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Re:Analytics suggest 96% of users leave app tracking disable... by xvilo on Friday May 07, 2021 @11:26AM (#27076940)
If I remember correctly it does.
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Re:Analytics suggest 96% of users leave app tracking disable... by dan1234 on Friday May 07, 2021 @08:54AM (#27075318)
I did switch it on, but only because I was interested to see which apps would try to request the permission.
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Re:Analytics suggest 96% of users leave app tracking disable... by xenophonf on Friday May 07, 2021 @09:07AM (#27075420)
I haven't seen this option presented to me. How would I make sure that app tracking is turned _off_?

Edit: Never mind. I found it under Settings/Privacy/Tracking: "Allow Apps to Request to Track". I might flip it on just to see what nags me about allowing tracking.

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