Over 96% of Apple Users Have Blocked Facebook from Tracking Them

Re:Over 96% of Apple Users Have Blocked Facebook from Tracki... by ashtonbaker on Saturday May 08, 2021 @09:00AM (#27086762)

I think people accept tracking because they feel like they don’t have a choice. But when the choice is as easy as a button, they happily opt out.

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Re:Over 96% of Apple Users Have Blocked Facebook from Tracki... by dorchadas on Saturday May 08, 2021 @09:38AM (#27087010)

I don't even believe it's because they feel they don't have a choice -- I think it's more they don't realize the data Facebook et al collect (or that it's even collecting data). So when Apple asks if they want to be tracked, they say no because they don't want to be tracked but didn't realize it before.

A lot of people don't realize they track you across websites etc, even if it might seem obvious to us.

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Re:Over 96% of Apple Users Have Blocked Facebook from Tracki... by ashtonbaker on Saturday May 08, 2021 @12:12PM (#27088410)

Agreed, it’s a default choice with vague implications to the average person.

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Re:Over 96% of Apple Users Have Blocked Facebook from Tracki... by datavirtue on Saturday May 08, 2021 @09:27AM (#27086941)

Exactly. This is the same reason Facebook won't let users moderate content.

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