App Store on iOS 14.6 sends every tap you make in the app to Apple

Re:App Store on iOS 14.6 sends every tap you make in the app... by altairprime on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @06:08PM (#33525527)

This argument’s logical error is declaring that an inconvenience takes higher precedence than the desired outcome.

For example, I am seriously considering doing exactly what you describe as “nobody does that” — having to repurchase all my apps and redo all my settings — in order to complete my transgender name change. Apple refuses to purge my old deadname’s iCloud email address, and so if I want to remove it, I’ll need to start a new Apple account and re-purchase all of my apps and content.

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Re:App Store on iOS 14.6 sends every tap you make in the app... by judge2020 on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @11:40PM (#33527581)

It's extremely easy to disregard and disable any mention of your iCloud email address. You can set an apple id's email itself in settings -> user -> "name, phone numbers, email" which changes what nearly every part of the OS refers to. I forgot I even had one until I read this comment.

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Re:App Store on iOS 14.6 sends every tap you make in the app... by tinus_hn on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @05:50AM (#33529699)

You are an extreme outlier, Apple is not going to risk their reputation fingerprinting users just so they can track you.

If you truly have a request like this, send an email to the person in the executive team responsible for Apple accounts, they’ll probably have executive relations fix it for you.

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