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Seems to me like you're more playing "semantic ju-jitsu" than OP. Facebook collect data to sell targetted adspace, they do not sell data. This is a plain fact.
They actually buy a ton of data from others. So they are encouraging a market that thrives by selling our data without our informed consent.
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Targeted advertising works extremely well. I actually stopped using Instagram because the adverts were so accurate that it scared me.
to be fair, that could in part be the Baader-Meinhoff effect [1], where you'll only remember the ones that were scarily accurate (though I do agree with you). --- [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion
Apple should be applauded for this. Their revenue does not depend on software to clandestinely steal and sell users data. One day, we will look back at history and see facebook similar as to how people view myspace now (junkyard of software). Good on Apple not selling devices with a facebook backdoor in them. I know apple probably has deals with malicious governments regarding data access, but at least they are stand…
Would love to see some evidence of that. That's quite an accusation and it should be taken seriously.
The fact that Facebook appears to consider user consent an existential threat to their business model tells me everything I need to know about them right now.
It's really weird. I don't think the "threat" is the obvious one... Nobody trusts Facebook -- many, if not most, people honestly believe they listen to their conversations already. The real message is how emotional and immature the leadership is to a perceived slight. A message that said "Cigarettes will kill you" didn't stop smokers, and some label won't stop Facebook users or meaningfully impact Facebook. Hell, whe…
I think there are parallels here. I see a focus on getting _current_ users to stop tolerating naked privacy. I think that ship has sailed. But in time the entire culture can shift where future generations do not accept naked privacy.
Does anyone support Facebook with this? Does their point below make any sense? I'm supporting Apple now but any merit to the opposing side? Curious to get some informed viewpoints. "This discouragement, this is going to have a real impact on the Internet as we know it, which is increasingly going to move to a paid experience, which again, benefits Apple's bottom line..."
If you are starting a company with a very specific market, you might pay for your first customers more.
I don't like the wording at all. "Ask app not to track" means an app can ignore a user's request, just like with "Do not track" on the web. The button should read "Deny", and the denial should be strictly enforced.
However, when phrased like this, it does not JUST represent the access to the IDFA, it is a direct request from the user to not track you in any OTHER way either. And yes, the app can ignore that, but then Apple is free to deny it access to the App Store.
Can Facebook block access to users refusing the tracking consent?
Whether Apple will have the courage to enforce them is another matter. We've already seen evidence that their new "privacy nutrition labels" are sometimes inaccurate with no consequences for the app developers.
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could you provide some examples beyond the “walled garden” of the iOS platform?
https://9to5mac.com/2020/11/15/apple-explains-addresses-mac-...
Thank you Apple for being one of the few protecting privacy
Apple would be a hero for threatening _its own_ significant revenue streams with a pro-privacy decision, not someone else's.