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Re:App Store Arguments by lotsofpulp on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @03:00PM (#27280901)
Does Google currently provide the same abilities to block tracking as Apple?
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Re:App Store Arguments by josephcsible on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @03:07PM (#27281033)
Why does that matter? Why would Apple's technical features to block tracking suddenly stop working just because an app was sideloaded?
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Re:App Store Arguments by handrous on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @03:18PM (#27281203)
Not all of the tracking-blocking is technical, and those parts can't be technical, either.
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Re:App Store Arguments by lotsofpulp on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @03:11PM (#27281095)
Comparing Facebook's decision to not side load on Android is not a comparable situation if the incentives to side load are not the same.
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Re:App Store Arguments by JKCalhoun on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @03:14PM (#27281142)
If an app finds a way around Apple's user privacy wall, in the App Store it can be pulled.
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