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Re:Apple Photos phones home on iOS 18 and macOS 15 by YetAnotherNick on Sunday December 29, 2024 @04:39PM (#42543506)
> All it takes is for 50% of the internet users to stop visiting web sites with them, and web site authors will stop tracking users with external cookies.

How would the content creators or news sites earn then? Web is built on ads, and ads are built on tracking as untargeted ads pays significantly lower than targeted.

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Re:Apple Photos phones home on iOS 18 and macOS 15 by spectre3d on Friday January 03, 2025 @02:59PM (#42588939)
>How would the content creators or news sites earn then?

“Creators” seem to do just fine with the patronage model.

> ads are built on tracking as untargeted ads pays [sic] significantly lower than targeted.

Not my problem. I am not required to prop up your failed business model.

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Re:Apple Photos phones home on iOS 18 and macOS 15 by spectre3d on Saturday January 04, 2025 @12:41PM (#42596281)
My opinion is, of course, in the minority. I understand that Google will do their best to keep the status quo in the advertising industry.
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