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The only aspect of this story which surprises me is that 25% of iOS users opted in to tracking.

tomjen3 5y ago
That seems high to me, but there are plenty of people who do not value privacy and who would rather want ads that are tailored to them.
sidlls 5y ago
I’m surprised it’s so low. These sites are used mostly for indulging in narcissism, and people who tend that direction generally prefer to have their lives be less private.
- wintermutestwin 5y ago
  They want their lives to be public to the masses that matter to them, not an evil corporation.
  - sidlls 5y ago
    Even if they make that distinction I don’t think they care.
kgwxd 5y ago
I doubt most of it was on purpose
overgard 5y ago
Probably just people mashing "ok" without paying attention.
Tenoke 5y ago
Plenty of people find value in things like better ads or more connectivity across sites. Tracking can imrpove some services (I let maps keep my location history) and while I always use adblocks on PC, I admit to have found interesting relevant to me stores on instagram presumably because they keep data about me.
- xwolfi 5y ago
  That's interesting ! They exist ! I really nearly fainted when I saw my location history on google and now that I have a firewalled Huawei with Google forbidden on it, I finally feel a bit location-safe :D And it's not that I care that americans know where I am, it's that people can just get my phone/account, people close to me, and track me, eww. I really am impressed you found relevant stuff on instagram, but I found that desiring less things is usually just as rewarding as getting an add for the right flavor of yoghurt.
  - Tenoke 5y ago
    >I really am impressed you found relevant stuff on instagram It's mostly been small alternative-type stores, typically for clothes which I'd have never even found out about otherwise but match my aesthetic presumably because they just advertise to a niche audience like me based on the data.

That seems high to me, but there are plenty of people who do not value privacy and who would rather want ads that are tailored to them.

sidlls 5y ago

I’m surprised it’s so low. These sites are used mostly for indulging in narcissism, and people who tend that direction generally prefer to have their lives be less private.

wintermutestwin 5y ago
They want their lives to be public to the masses that matter to them, not an evil corporation.
- sidlls 5y ago
  Even if they make that distinction I don’t think they care.

kgwxd 5y ago

I doubt most of it was on purpose

overgard 5y ago

Probably just people mashing "ok" without paying attention.

Tenoke 5y ago

Plenty of people find value in things like better ads or more connectivity across sites. Tracking can imrpove some services (I let maps keep my location history) and while I always use adblocks on PC, I admit to have found interesting relevant to me stores on instagram presumably because they keep data about me.

xwolfi 5y ago
That's interesting ! They exist ! I really nearly fainted when I saw my location history on google and now that I have a firewalled Huawei with Google forbidden on it, I finally feel a bit location-safe :D And it's not that I care that americans know where I am, it's that people can just get my phone/account, people close to me, and track me, eww. I really am impressed you found relevant stuff on instagram, but I found that desiring less things is usually just as rewarding as getting an add for the right flavor of yoghurt.
- Tenoke 5y ago
  >I really am impressed you found relevant stuff on instagram It's mostly been small alternative-type stores, typically for clothes which I'd have never even found out about otherwise but match my aesthetic presumably because they just advertise to a niche audience like me based on the data.