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Facebook using information that I give them while using Facebook.com, or the App Store using information about what apps I browse on the App Store, is not exact
by marcellus23 4y ago
Facebook using information that I give them while using Facebook.com, or the App Store using information about what apps I browse on the App Store, is not exactly a shocker, nor something I particularly find concerning. The word "tracking" doesn't even seem to really apply to this case -- the whole reason tracking is bad is that it means "tracking" me across multiple unrelated websites or apps (like, you know, a tracker would follow the trail of a person or a wild animal), allowing companies to correlate what would otherwise be independent, anonymous profiles.
Apple collecting analytics even with the toggle turned off is clearly wrong. But I don't think they're being sneaky about the usage of the word "tracking".
> The machine is working as intended.
It sounds like you're implying the anti-tracking measures had no effect, but Facebook's revenue numbers would disagree.
- vineyardmike 4y agoThe main point was Googles behavior, who is largely unaffected from the tracking crackdown compared to Facebook, and their revenue numbers back it up. But either way, I think that most people assume tracker-blocking keeps them at least somewhat private, and it’s not as true as the headlines and big corps want you to think it is.
- marcellus23 4y agoFair enough -- can't say I disagree with any of that!