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But because Apple is not funded by ads, they don't have the same incentive as Google or Facebook to monetize your data. That said, it's a matter of time until
by 9nGQluzmnq3M 7y ago
But because Apple is not funded by ads, they don't have the same incentive as Google or Facebook to monetize your data.
That said, it's a matter of time until an Apple CEO looking for a way to juice the quarterly numbers finds a way to put that data to work...
- shadowgovt 7y agoAlready happened. They have search ads for apps; safe to assume they can tie your use of apps into that dataset. Just because their primary business model is hardware and software sales doesn't imply they don't have a hand in ads; the ROI and margins in ads are stupid high. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/apple_search_ads/search_ads_api_release_notes https://developer.apple.com/documentation/apple_search_ads/s...
- reroute1 7y agoMonetizing data is not an evil thing in and of itself. People are so quick to outrage at anything these days.