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I don’t understand the point of this thread. Apple never said that advertising is bad. They just said tracking users across web is bad. When I use FB app, FB ca

I don’t understand the point of this thread. Apple never said that advertising is bad. They just said tracking users across web is bad. When I use FB app, FB can still use my activity in their app to show me relevant ads, which they do. Apple can do the same but their prompt gives users the ability to turn that personalization off as well. This is different from tracking and apple is giving a choice where FB and Google aren’t.

mupuff1234 4y ago
Pretty sure you can disable personalization in Google as well (no idea about fb)
- thomasahle 4y ago
  Of course. Everyone allows that these days: https://m.facebook.com/help/568137493302217 https://m.facebook.com/help/568137493302217 Except maybe Tiktok?
kryptiskt 4y ago
But advertising is bad, it's just lucrative. I never want to see an ad when I use my phone, every single ad contributes to a worse experience. Every dollar that Apple manages to squeeze out of ads will come at the cost of making their devices worse. They could have resisted this and concentrated on making gigantic profits from building devices. If they can't say no to money, why don't they go into porn instead? They can't be too good for it, the ad business is far slimier than that.
warning26 4y ago
> Apple can do the same but their prompt gives users the ability to turn that personalization off as well. Yes, and consider that Apple allows themselves to refer to tracking with soft words like "personalization" while forcing everyone else to use the scary "tracking" word. Apple should be showing the same "tracking" prompt for themselves as everyone else.