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Finding the settings mentioned in the article is the sole dark pattern I can think of in iOS — when you find them it’s like finding a secret level in Super Mario Land. They are under Settings...Privacy...Advertising https://imgur.com/a/EOvUzCS The Advertising and Analytics options are only visible below the fold, if one scrolls down the privacy page. The fold itself is disguised as the bottom of the page to put you o…
Finding the settings mentioned in the article is the sole dark pattern I can think of in iOS — when you find them it’s like finding a secret level in Super Mario Land. They are under Settings...Privacy...Advertising https://imgur.com/a/EOvUzCS The Advertising and Analytics options are only visible below the fold, if one scrolls down the privacy page. The fold itself is disguised as the bottom of the page to put you o…
OK, so, probably an ignorant question, but here I go anyway: What, exactly, does "turning off IDFA" do? Does it send just a dummy IDFA? Or does it give you nothing at all? Why is rotating it periodically better? (I'm assuming rotation is better because that is what Mozilla is apparently recommending.)
OK, so, probably an ignorant question, but here I go anyway: What, exactly, does "turning off IDFA" do? Does it send just a dummy IDFA? Or does it give you nothing at all? Why is rotating it periodically better? (I'm assuming rotation is better because that is what Mozilla is apparently recommending.)
I'm (cynically) assuming something different. Was "monthly" chosen by accident, or is that just enough time for advertisers to connect/correlate activity from two different IDFAs?
Mozilla has big-dollar deals with the ad industry (namely, Google). Perhaps they want to appear pro-privacy while really throwing a softball?
Huh. I have never heard of this.
The problem is that Apple has always claimed ios provides more privacy (& security) than android, but that's irrelevant if you don't make sure your users are capable of finding the settings. Apple has always marketed to people who are (at least perceived to be) largely tech illiterate (while claiming you have to be extremely tech savvy to use android which is a lie), so if they view their users that way they should m…
Finding the settings mentioned in the article is the sole dark pattern I can think of in iOS — when you find them it’s like finding a secret level in Super Mario Land. They are under Settings...Privacy...Advertising https://imgur.com/a/EOvUzCS The Advertising and Analytics options are only visible below the fold, if one scrolls down the privacy page. The fold itself is disguised as the bottom of the page to put you o…
Now they've mostly ditched their own advertising platforms, what do they have to gain from having these default settings?
Finding the settings mentioned in the article is the sole dark pattern I can think of in iOS — when you find them it’s like finding a secret level in Super Mario Land. They are under Settings...Privacy...Advertising https://imgur.com/a/EOvUzCS The Advertising and Analytics options are only visible below the fold, if one scrolls down the privacy page. The fold itself is disguised as the bottom of the page to put you o…
Did you… print out a screenshot of your phone?!
*added for clarity.
Finding the settings mentioned in the article is the sole dark pattern I can think of in iOS — when you find them it’s like finding a secret level in Super Mario Land. They are under Settings...Privacy...Advertising https://imgur.com/a/EOvUzCS The Advertising and Analytics options are only visible below the fold, if one scrolls down the privacy page. The fold itself is disguised as the bottom of the page to put you o…
Did you… print out a screenshot of your phone?!