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Apple To Roll Out Tracking Privacy Feature
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 12:24 am
by Phoenix
Delayed from last year but coming early this Spring despite Facebook’s protestations.
PDF from Apple here:
It is actually a quite good explainer with some Q&A.
https://www.apple.com/privacy/docs/A_Da ... r_Data.pdf
Lengthy article from the reliable Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/01 ... r-privacy/
Keep Safe & Be Kind
Re: Apple To Roll Out Tracking Privacy Feature
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 6:13 am
by demographic
Be nice if Android got the message on that one but I can't see it happening too soon.
Re: Apple To Roll Out Tracking Privacy Feature
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 9:13 am
by formula400
very interesting read.
Re: Apple To Roll Out Tracking Privacy Feature
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 5:12 am
by Phoenix
Good news. Implementation to take place this week.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56831241
Re: Apple To Roll Out Tracking Privacy Feature
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 10:15 am
by demographic
This bit struck a chord...
More recently, in what many saw as a thinly-veiled reference to Facebook, current chief executive Tim Cook said: "If a business is built on misleading users, on data exploitation, on choices that are no choices at all, it does not deserve our praise. It deserves reform."
Re: Apple To Roll Out Tracking Privacy Feature
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 12:40 pm
by Mussels
demographic wrote: Mon Apr 26, 2021 10:15 am
This bit struck a chord...
More recently, in what many saw as a thinly-veiled reference to Facebook, current chief executive Tim Cook said: "
If a business is built on misleading users, on data exploitation, on choices that are no choices at all, it does not deserve our praise. It deserves reform."
That could be more applicable to Amazon though I'm happy wth anything that disrupts those business practices.
Re: Apple To Roll Out Tracking Privacy Feature
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 1:13 pm
by demographic
Mussels wrote: Mon Apr 26, 2021 12:40 pm
demographic wrote: Mon Apr 26, 2021 10:15 am
This bit struck a chord...
More recently, in what many saw as a thinly-veiled reference to Facebook, current chief executive Tim Cook said: "
If a business is built on misleading users, on data exploitation, on choices that are no choices at all, it does not deserve our praise. It deserves reform."
That could be more applicable to Amazon though I'm happy wth anything that disrupts those business practices.
Oh hell yes. And any others that hide the details deep in the 'fine print' of an agreement and make it tortuous to opt out of that part.
Re: Apple To Roll Out Tracking Privacy Feature
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 9:08 pm
by Phoenix
Have not tried it yet for the iPhone/iPad but for Mac OS Big Sur it is a big file - 5.3gb and it takes forever and an hour to download and install with the screen going black a few times.
Here's the information on the additions-changes.
https://www.macrumors.com/2021/04/26/ap ... -sur-11-3/
