Apple is becoming an ad company despite privacy claims
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Re: Apple is becoming an ad company despite privacy claims
#2You can be an ad company and respect your users privacy. They’re not mutually exclusive as the headline seems to suggest.
Re: Apple is becoming an ad company despite privacy claims
#3Ads are taking over the world because they're actually just a propaganda vehicle and control is the only thing worth money
Regulation is too toothless to do anything about it so I think we'll naturally see all corporations evolve this way
Re: Apple is becoming an ad company despite privacy claims
#4Ads are taking over the world because they're actually just a propaganda vehicle and control is the only thing worth money Regulation is too toothless to do anything about it so I think we'll naturally see all corporations evolve this way
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Re: Apple is becoming an ad company despite privacy claims
#5You know Apple's mantra: "Don't leave money on the table."
I'm totally not surprised about this, although it will hurt their privacy USP (unique selling point).
Re: Apple is becoming an ad company despite privacy claims
#6You can be an ad company and respect your users privacy. They’re not mutually exclusive as the headline seems to suggest.
Can you be an ad company and respect your users, though? Google and Microsoft failed to do this, not because they didn't protect their user's identity but because they kept squeezing for more and more cash when the UX was already hurting. I'm not confident that Apple can resist those temptations (judging by the way they treat their own native advertising).
Re: Apple is becoming an ad company despite privacy claims
#7You can be an ad company and respect your users privacy. They’re not mutually exclusive as the headline seems to suggest.
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Being an ad company and respecting user privacy are completely at odds. The incentives are misaligned.
Re: Apple is becoming an ad company despite privacy claims
#8Ads are taking over the world because they're actually just a propaganda vehicle and control is the only thing worth money Regulation is too toothless to do anything about it so I think we'll naturally see all corporations evolve this way
This makes sense…
Re: Apple is becoming an ad company despite privacy claims
#9Please no. There is no refuge from the ads. Not for all the money in the world, apparently. This is the worst timeline.
Can I pay 2x to get an ad-free iPhone? 3x? Surely there is some point where it makes sense to sell an ad free phone for those who _need_ to not see ads. They won't even take my money ;_;
Re: Apple is becoming an ad company despite privacy claims
#10You can be an ad company and respect your users privacy. They’re not mutually exclusive as the headline seems to suggest.
Are there any examples of this being done?