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I'm not sure what "collecting user's consent" means. It sounds like asking users if they consent or not, if so what's the problem? Maybe it means 'collecting co

by simonh 6y ago

I'm not sure what "collecting user's consent" means. It sounds like asking users if they consent or not, if so what's the problem? Maybe it means 'collecting consent' in a way that users don't actually get a real choice or aren't fully informed of the consequences? It's very unclear. Apple obviously does collect a lot of information on users that are necessary to provide various services. The concern is if this information is used for purposes other than providing those services.

Synaesthesia 6y ago
It means they're assuming they have people's consent on somehow implicitly getting it.
- simonh 6y ago
  Assuming isn't collecting though, and I'm not clear how implicit consent could be collected either. What would there be to collect? To me collecting means retaining evidence or a record of the consent in some form.
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CaptArmchair 6y ago
The article isn't clear about what this is about, but it links to the original press release of the organization that has filed a complaint: https://noyb.eu/en/noyb-files-complaints-against-apples-tracking-code-idfa https://noyb.eu/en/noyb-files-complaints-against-apples-trac... Basically, it's specifically contesting that Apple doesn't comply with the EU's "cookie law" directive in its implementation of IDFA (Identifier for Advertisers) in iOS.
helsinkiandrew 6y ago
Is this referring to the ToC you have to agree to after installing a new ios version? The article and accusations are very vague. I thought Apple collect data to customise ads only within apps (so app store data is used for ads in app store, news app data is used only in news app etc.). I'm not sure if they are claiming that something else is being done or that the user isn't being asked if that is OK.