Apple now allows iOS developers to send ads using push notifications

Post by cloverich » Fri, Mar 06, 2020, 2:26 PM UTC

jw1224 wrote: post #72

tcd wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's....Not beneficial, at least in terms of what is going on behind the scenes. 1: App knows your location - most likely is profiting from that 2: App can see how often you visit $place, all for the cost of a few 'sale' items. 3: More extensive profiling can possibly occur, depending on what data the OS allows you to access. As apposed to: 1: Walk to shop, no smartphone, see discounts inside shop. There's 0 reason…

Of course it's beneficial! Can you not put yourself in the shoes of a normal consumer and recognise that? They probably don't care if the app is tracking their location to tell how often they visit the shop. In exchange for this inconsequential sacrifice to their privacy they get easy and convenient discounts, tailored to them, when they go about their daily routine. I'm privacy-conscious and technologically literate…

Post by robszumski » Fri, Mar 06, 2020, 2:29 PM UTC

bad_user wrote: post #95

aedron wrote: post #88

I have some hope that the EU will outlaw promotional push notifications that are not opt-in, similar to email spam. As it stands, push notifications are almost entirely useless because of all the noise.

What apps do you use? I'm an iPhone user, I have a lot of apps on it, I receive a lot of notifications and I get no promotional notifications. I hope the " almost entirely useless " line was hyperbole :)

Post by ubermonkey » Fri, Mar 06, 2020, 2:35 PM UTC

aedron wrote: post #88

I have some hope that the EU will outlaw promotional push notifications that are not opt-in, similar to email spam. As it stands, push notifications are almost entirely useless because of all the noise.

Post by butterfi » Fri, Mar 06, 2020, 2:41 PM UTC

Post by Kaze404 » Fri, Mar 06, 2020, 2:50 PM UTC

rtkaratekid wrote: post #83

aguyfromnb wrote: post #79

Judging by the number defenders of advertising every time one of these sorts of threads shows up on HackerNews, it's astonishing to me how many people's livings are dependent on this garbage.

I’m amazed as well! Notifications are like permission for strangers to interrupt my life at their leisure. I don’t want their coupons, their announcements, their... whatever else. I’ve got important things in my life that I want to give my attention to and the last thing I need is a direct line into my pocket, desk, and home to try and get my attention. To me this sounds like a dystopian society where ad agencies rul…