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They are absolutely an ad company [1]. And they absolutely track stuff about you [2]. [1] https://pocketnow.com/apples-ad-business-5-billion-growth-app-trackin

by yonixw 5y ago

They are absolutely an ad company [1]. And they absolutely track stuff about you [2]. [1] https://pocketnow.com/apples-ad-business-5-billion-growth-app-tracking-transparency https://pocketnow.com/apples-ad-business-5-billion-growth-ap... [2] https://www.theregister.com/2021/04/01/android_ios_location/ https://www.theregister.com/2021/04/01/android_ios_location/ "..According to Leith, Android and iOS handsets share data about their salient characteristics with their makers every 4.5 minutes on average."

marcellus23 5y ago
According to https://searchads.apple.com/privacy https://searchads.apple.com/privacy, the only user information used when showing ads is: * details provided in your Apple ID profile (location, email, etc.) * history of App Store downloads and in-app purchases * contextual information like "device type, iOS version, time of day, device location, and search query." In other words, while there are some privacy concerns here (really just device location, I guess), it seems like Apple is just using data from the App Store itself to serve App Store ads. In other words, no different than if Facebook only used information about how you use the Facebook app/site, rather than tracking your behavior across the entire internet. I'm curious why you think this is comparable to what Google/Facebook does.
- yonixw 5y ago
  You have the answer in your comment: * history of App Store downloads AND ^^in-app purchases^^ So there is no difference in my opinion. Only PR jargon to make it sound better.