Apple’s ad business set to boom on the back of its own anti-tracking crackdown

Re:Apple’s ad business set to boom on the back of its own an... by hatuthecat on Monday October 03, 2022 @03:13PM (#33072264)

Apple Watch was probably the largest launch since Jobs died, and now it’s the dominant smart watch. Apple Silicon breathed new life into the mac lineup. AirPods have become the standard bluetooth earbuds. I think apple has been doing great with new products recently (after struggling in the late 2010s, as shown by their extreme emphasis on services instead of products then) and I hope they keep that momentum instead of compromising on ads.

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Re:Apple’s ad business set to boom on the back of its own an... by mabbo on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @02:37PM (#33084762)

> and now it’s the dominant smart watch.

Apple won't release sales figures for it. It's such a small market, compared to everything else that Apple does. Being the biggest fish in a very small pond doesn't add up to much.

> Apple Silicon breathed new life into the mac lineup

No disagreement- I'm using one right now. Fantastic chip, the M1. But it's an iteration on an existing product, not a revolution. It's not something new. It doesn't enable anything that you couldn't do before.

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Re:Apple’s ad business set to boom on the back of its own an... by moolcool on Monday October 03, 2022 @04:02PM (#33072878)

Speaking of Apple, Apple Watch, and data collection, how long do you think it will be until an insurance company subpoenas Apple for it's health data? "You said you didn't have a preexisting condition on your application, but you knew you had an arithmia, because your watch told you so. Therefore, we have no choice but to deny your claim"

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Re:Apple’s ad business set to boom on the back of its own an... by JimDabell on Monday October 03, 2022 @05:11PM (#33073763)

> how long do you think it will be until an insurance company subpoenas Apple for it's health data?

If you have iOS 12 or later and you have 2FA set up, your Apple Health data is E2E encrypted.

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Re:Apple’s ad business set to boom on the back of its own an... by _-david-_ on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @12:02AM (#33091063)

Does Apple have the key if you use icloud like they do with imessage?

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Re:Apple’s ad business set to boom on the back of its own an... by nominusllc on Monday October 03, 2022 @04:35PM (#33073315)

Are pre-existing conditions still grounds to deny coverage?

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Re:Apple’s ad business set to boom on the back of its own an... by moolcool on Monday October 03, 2022 @04:42PM (#33073413)

I'm not an expert, but I think it's enough to change your premium.

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Re:Apple’s ad business set to boom on the back of its own an... by math-dev on Monday October 03, 2022 @05:45PM (#33074144)

In Australia, unfortunately yes (upto 12 months)

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