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To disable it on Android go to: Settings -> Google -> Ads -> Opt out of interest-based ads But the surprise twist is that Apple does the same thing! To disabl

by guelo 10y ago

To disable it on Android go to: Settings -> Google -> Ads -> Opt out of interest-based ads But the surprise twist is that Apple does the same thing! To disable it on iPhones go to: Settings -> Privacy -> Advertising -> Limit Ad

LeoPanthera 10y ago
That setting on iOS refers to iAd, a service that died because it respected your privacy too much, and was therefore not appealing to advertisers. It seems unfair to compare Apple and Google on user privacy. They are poles apart.
- sangnoir 10y ago
  > That setting on iOS refers to iAd, a service that died because it respected your privacy too much That is absurd revisionism: iAd died because Apple stipulated a minimum ad spend of $1 million. They later dropped the minimum spend to $50, but the damage was already done and the platform was in a death-spiral. iAd died because Apple unsuccessful tried to capture the 'premium' end of the Ad Market, not because it "respected user privacy too much".
  - LeoPanthera 10y ago
    I stand by what I said. Citation: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-encryption-privacy-insight-idUSKCN0WN0BO http://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-encryption-privacy-i...
    - themartorana 10y ago
      "Apple is loathe to use customer data to deliver targeted advertising or personalized recommendations..." ...is false. They are loathe to allow anyone else access to it, and sold ads as many exchanges (like Facebook) do - not sharing user info, but promising they can target the demographic you want with precision. And just to drive home the point, they will still be using targeted data when they start showing App Store ads in iOS 10. If you think there is no targeting there, you're hiding your head in the sand. My theory goes like this - Apple gets to still advertise, lose its full iAd sales team, has a captive audience and ad platform and so can set pricing however they want, use native (better) ads instead of banner (worse and dying) ads, and so on.
lostlogin 10y ago
Thanks, I didn't know about this. It's set to opt-out and I don't recall doing that but may have at some stage.i wonder what the default is? The explanation below is unusually readable and come across an an explanation rather than the standard dense legalese that is in eula.
shostack 10y ago
I have no "Google" option under my settings. Nexus 4, Android 5.1.1
- guelo 10y ago
  You might have a separate "Google Settings" app.
chrsstrm 10y ago
Even the opt-out seems backwards. I checked the setting, immediately saw that the button was disabled and thought, "Oh, I'm good." Until I read the description and thought about it. The switch needs to be "on" to opt-out. http://imgur.com/ZZTL3ct http://imgur.com/ZZTL3ct Important to note is that it also says "...if you clear your cache, you will lose your opt-out setting." What cache?
- Drdrdrq 10y ago
  Yeah, dark pattern of UX all over again. Seriously, how about "never send any data to Google unless I explicitly requested it"? I guess that is not in their short-term interest though. Yeah, don't do evil unless you can... :(
Drdrdrq 10y ago
And: Settings -> Security -> Apps with usage access (turn off for each app). And probably countless other settings too. Good luck finding, understanding and setting them, let alone keeping up with them from one upgrade to another! My guess is they are there for legal and PR reasons: "well, if you don't like it, you can just turn it off in Settings -> Somewhere -> Makes no Sense... See? It's not us, it's just you..." Seriously, I am not even in their jurisdiction. How dare they spy on me?!?

by guelo 10y ago

LeoPanthera 10y ago

That setting on iOS refers to iAd, a service that died because it respected your privacy too much, and was therefore not appealing to advertisers. It seems unfair to compare Apple and Google on user privacy. They are poles apart.

sangnoir 10y ago
> That setting on iOS refers to iAd, a service that died because it respected your privacy too much That is absurd revisionism: iAd died because Apple stipulated a minimum ad spend of $1 million. They later dropped the minimum spend to $50, but the damage was already done and the platform was in a death-spiral. iAd died because Apple unsuccessful tried to capture the 'premium' end of the Ad Market, not because it "respected user privacy too much".
- LeoPanthera 10y ago
  I stand by what I said. Citation: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-encryption-privacy-insight-idUSKCN0WN0BO http://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-encryption-privacy-i...
  - themartorana 10y ago
    "Apple is loathe to use customer data to deliver targeted advertising or personalized recommendations..." ...is false. They are loathe to allow anyone else access to it, and sold ads as many exchanges (like Facebook) do - not sharing user info, but promising they can target the demographic you want with precision. And just to drive home the point, they will still be using targeted data when they start showing App Store ads in iOS 10. If you think there is no targeting there, you're hiding your head in the sand. My theory goes like this - Apple gets to still advertise, lose its full iAd sales team, has a captive audience and ad platform and so can set pricing however they want, use native (better) ads instead of banner (worse and dying) ads, and so on.

lostlogin 10y ago

Thanks, I didn't know about this. It's set to opt-out and I don't recall doing that but may have at some stage.i wonder what the default is? The explanation below is unusually readable and come across an an explanation rather than the standard dense legalese that is in eula.

shostack 10y ago

I have no "Google" option under my settings. Nexus 4, Android 5.1.1

guelo 10y ago
You might have a separate "Google Settings" app.

chrsstrm 10y ago

Even the opt-out seems backwards. I checked the setting, immediately saw that the button was disabled and thought, "Oh, I'm good." Until I read the description and thought about it. The switch needs to be "on" to opt-out. http://imgur.com/ZZTL3ct http://imgur.com/ZZTL3ct Important to note is that it also says "...if you clear your cache, you will lose your opt-out setting." What cache?

Drdrdrq 10y ago
Yeah, dark pattern of UX all over again. Seriously, how about "never send any data to Google unless I explicitly requested it"? I guess that is not in their short-term interest though. Yeah, don't do evil unless you can... :(

Drdrdrq 10y ago

And: Settings -> Security -> Apps with usage access (turn off for each app). And probably countless other settings too. Good luck finding, understanding and setting them, let alone keeping up with them from one upgrade to another! My guess is they are there for legal and PR reasons: "well, if you don't like it, you can just turn it off in Settings -> Somewhere -> Makes no Sense... See? It's not us, it's just you..." Seriously, I am not even in their jurisdiction. How dare they spy on me?!?