Watchdog ponders why Apple doesn't apply its strict app tracking rules to itself
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Re: Watchdog ponders why Apple doesn't apply its strict app tracking rules to itself
#2The same reason they don't charge themselves 30% processing fees for subscriptions.
Money.
Re: Watchdog ponders why Apple doesn't apply its strict app tracking rules to itself
#3When I buy an iPhone and use iOS, I’m making an active choice to be an Apple user.
When I install a third-party app and use it, I’m making an active choice to be their user too.
When that third-party app embeds the Facebook SDK which tracks me, I don’t know about it and do not have the ability to consent to Facebook tracking me.
ATT brings Facebook to the same level as Apple and the third-party app developers by giving me the visibility and choice I would otherwise be deprived of. It should be possible to opt out of being a Facebook user. Being silently opted-in without consent is what ATT fixes.
Re: Watchdog ponders why Apple doesn't apply its strict app tracking rules to itself
#4That's an open secret, good to see regulators finally seeing this double standard.
Re: Watchdog ponders why Apple doesn't apply its strict app tracking rules to itself
#5Maybe because opting into tracking via "Music" or "Photos" when I've already consented to tracking at the OS level is redundant? There's no unknown 3rd party here - it's all Apple. In the case of apps from the App Store, there are/were 3rd party trackers - I download "Candy Crush" and it sends data to Meta or Google or somebody else.
Re: Watchdog ponders why Apple doesn't apply its strict app tracking rules to itself
#6Maybe because opting into tracking via "Music" or "Photos" when I've already consented to tracking at the OS level is redundant? There's no unknown 3rd party here - it's all Apple. In the case of apps from the App Store, there are/were 3rd party trackers - I download "Candy Crush" and it sends data to Meta or Google or somebody else.
> I download "Candy Crush" and it sends data to Meta or Google or somebody else.
Was the Candy Crush developer getting paid for inserting these trackers, or did they only get paid where they also showed ads?
Re: Watchdog ponders why Apple doesn't apply its strict app tracking rules to itself
#7The same reason they don't charge themselves 30% processing fees for subscriptions. Money.
They could charge themselves, but what would a couple of entries in bookkeeping do here. If you 'charge yourself' there is no cost, and no gain. It's meaningless.
Re: Watchdog ponders why Apple doesn't apply its strict app tracking rules to itself
#8The same reason they don't charge themselves 30% processing fees for subscriptions. Money.
I think the tax haven co. charges parent co. 30% + naming rights charge + administrative charge + tax dodging holding fee + online booking fee.
Re: Watchdog ponders why Apple doesn't apply its strict app tracking rules to itself
#9When I buy an iPhone and use iOS, I’m making an active choice to be an Apple user. When I install a third-party app and use it, I’m making an active choice to be their user too. When that third-party app embeds the Facebook SDK which tracks me, I don’t know about it and do not have the ability to consent to Facebook tracking me. ATT brings Facebook to the same level as Apple and the third-party app developers by givi…
> When I buy an iPhone and use iOS, I’m making an active choice to be an Apple user.
> When I install a third-party app and use it, I’m making an active choice to be their user too.
Are you properly notified of exactly what they record, and where they record it? In a form an average user can easily understand and control? Can you opt out of changes in something you are locked into?
Re: Watchdog ponders why Apple doesn't apply its strict app tracking rules to itself
#10Maybe because opting into tracking via "Music" or "Photos" when I've already consented to tracking at the OS level is redundant? There's no unknown 3rd party here - it's all Apple. In the case of apps from the App Store, there are/were 3rd party trackers - I download "Candy Crush" and it sends data to Meta or Google or somebody else.
> I download "Candy Crush" and it sends data to Meta or Google or somebody else. Was the Candy Crush developer getting paid for inserting these trackers, or did they only get paid where they also showed ads?
Both companies offer various tracking products that don't require ads.
Google Analytics, Facebook share/login integrations, etc.