Facebook is pushing back on Apple’s new iPhone privacy rules

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Feb 26, 2021, 5:05 PM UTC

tobib wrote: post #292

collaborative wrote: post #266

Pros: great news for value app developers. Unfair competition won't be as big of a worry and users will finally have to start valuing their apps (with money!) Cons: small retail sellers will find it hard to advertise and won't be able to compete with big ad spenders that use more wholesale ad strategies

> small retail sellers will find it hard to advertise and won't be able to compete with big ad spenders that use more wholesale ad strategies I wonder how much of an issue this is in the real world, i.e. outside of the valley or where ever people change their buying behavior based on targeted advertising. I buy peanut butter when I need peanut butter and not based on any kind of advertising. I'm running low on socks,…

Post by titzer » Fri, Feb 26, 2021, 5:07 PM UTC

cactus2093 wrote: post #286

rising-sky wrote: post #233

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I'm not sure why this is getting down-voted, but I think the point here is the _fact_ that you have been put in a situation where, as an individual, you are concerned enough to do this is telling, crazy or not

This is really, really bad reasoning. Basically you're saying that there's no point in countering wildly untrue conspiracies with facts or evidence, the mere fact that people believe the conspiracies means they might as well be true? (I'm not making a claim either way on whether or not in this case it's true that devices are spying on us, just that this line or thinking is absurd that it doesn't really matter if a gi…

Post by lovelyviking » Fri, Feb 26, 2021, 5:09 PM UTC

Post by Jtsummers » Fri, Feb 26, 2021, 5:10 PM UTC

sircastor wrote: post #241

dkdbejwi383 wrote: post #82

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I'm worried the iPhone mini will be canned next update cycle. I wish I was in a position to buy one, but I only got an iPhone X in Jan 2020 to replace my dying iPhone SE with great reluctance. It's too soon for me to replace, as it works perfectly and I can't justify the cost or the waste. I just hope there's a mini iPhone in 2 or 3 years when I need to upgrade. I waited a long time for a new small iPhone and eventua…

I got an iPhone 12 mini (my first iPhone since the original) I’m also worried they won’t keep the form factor around. It hasn’t performed well in the market. I like the size, but apparently most people prefer the larger size and battery life.

Post by judge2020 » Fri, Feb 26, 2021, 5:11 PM UTC

titzer wrote: post #313

cactus2093 wrote: post #286

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This is really, really bad reasoning. Basically you're saying that there's no point in countering wildly untrue conspiracies with facts or evidence, the mere fact that people believe the conspiracies means they might as well be true? (I'm not making a claim either way on whether or not in this case it's true that devices are spying on us, just that this line or thinking is absurd that it doesn't really matter if a gi…

I remember back in 2002 when I took a college course on Computer Security and the prof told story after harrowing story of the lengths to which spy agencies went to get the information they were after. I remember thinking, "Well if the NSA really wanted to track everyone and record everything that was ever transmitted over the internet, I suppose they could. But nah, that's crazy." Fast forward to 2013 and Snowden. O…