iOS 13 app tracking alert has dramatically cut location data flow to ad industry
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Re: iOS 13 app tracking alert has dramatically cut location data flow to ad industry
#2And it’s not just location data. I am amazed at how many apps want Bluetooth, too. Umm, there isn’t a single listed feature that indicates a need for BT, why are you asking? Oh, so you can use that as a tracking vector, too. Well, not only do you not get BT, you don’t get to live on my phone anymore, either.
As for the advertisers, boo-hoo. You raised a finger (or two, depending on locale) to “do not track”, you think there wasn’t a hammer that was going to fall after you were asked politely?
Re: iOS 13 app tracking alert has dramatically cut location data flow to ad industry
#3Next step is to download Lockdown, open source and on device firewall. It also offers a VPN with an in-app purchase (kinda confusing when you are setting it up), but for free you get the firewall only. Easy to enable and block known ad-trackers (including FB sdk and Google Ads). Highly recommend. It's also made by ex Apple engineers, in case that helps for building trustworthiness.
Re: iOS 13 app tracking alert has dramatically cut location data flow to ad industry
#4Next step is to download Lockdown, open source and on device firewall. It also offers a VPN with an in-app purchase (kinda confusing when you are setting it up), but for free you get the firewall only. Easy to enable and block known ad-trackers (including FB sdk and Google Ads). Highly recommend. It's also made by ex Apple engineers, in case that helps for building trustworthiness. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lockd…
Just downloaded this to see. It has a log which within a minute blocked 6 ad networks. Great.
Re: iOS 13 app tracking alert has dramatically cut location data flow to ad industry
#5Great step in the right direction.
Re: iOS 13 app tracking alert has dramatically cut location data flow to ad industry
#6My favorite thing about these features is the number of apps that it’s reminded me to uninstall completely from my devices. The number of apps that I initially installed months ago that didn’t have any of this that suddenly developed tracking notifications is staggering. I never would have known either since the updates happen silently in the background.
Great features.
Re: iOS 13 app tracking alert has dramatically cut location data flow to ad industry
#7Next step is to download Lockdown, open source and on device firewall. It also offers a VPN with an in-app purchase (kinda confusing when you are setting it up), but for free you get the firewall only. Easy to enable and block known ad-trackers (including FB sdk and Google Ads). Highly recommend. It's also made by ex Apple engineers, in case that helps for building trustworthiness. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lockd…
Maybe I'm just skeptical and a cynic, but...
> VPN with an in-app purchase
Lets pay for a product, and they have the ability to sell that data.
I get, acting like a pi-hole and what-not but, a VPN for that task seems overkill.
Re: iOS 13 app tracking alert has dramatically cut location data flow to ad industry
#8The alert is annoying although for apps you want to have always on location tracking although, like some life logging apps. (Arc, etc)
It's like OS doesn't want to accept there are apps you want always on location tracking on and for it to stop annoying you about it.
Re: iOS 13 app tracking alert has dramatically cut location data flow to ad industry
#9The alert is annoying although for apps you want to have always on location tracking although, like some life logging apps. (Arc, etc) It's like OS doesn't want to accept there are apps you want always on location tracking on and for it to stop annoying you about it.
Yeah, I'm a little annoyed that there isn't an option for "no really, always allow". I understand that there's good privacy reasons to keep asking -- but I'm quite aware that a weather app will need access to my location, and I'm okay with that.
Re: iOS 13 app tracking alert has dramatically cut location data flow to ad industry
#10Next step is to download Lockdown, open source and on device firewall. It also offers a VPN with an in-app purchase (kinda confusing when you are setting it up), but for free you get the firewall only. Easy to enable and block known ad-trackers (including FB sdk and Google Ads). Highly recommend. It's also made by ex Apple engineers, in case that helps for building trustworthiness. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lockd…
Maybe I'm just skeptical and a cynic, but... > VPN with an in-app purchase Lets pay for a product, and they have the ability to sell that data. I get, acting like a pi-hole and what-not but, a VPN for that task seems overkill.
> a VPN for that task seems overkill
I think that’s the only way to perform certain tasks on iOS.