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The iOS privacy permissions are different between the official app and Apollo: - Official app https://i.imgur.com/fjgKlVo.png https://i.imgur.com/fjgKlVo.png,

The iOS privacy permissions are different between the official app and Apollo: - Official app https://i.imgur.com/fjgKlVo.png https://i.imgur.com/fjgKlVo.png, see 'Data used to track you' - Apollo app https://i.imgur.com/icykgJP.png https://i.imgur.com/icykgJP.png, see 'Data not used to track you' 3rd party apps do not track users, which is a problem for an advertising-based business like Reddit.

scarface_74 3y ago
Really? You don’t think Reddit can “track you” and use usage data when you’re signed in to Reddit with a third party app? Apollo doesn’t track you. But Reddit is tracking you either way.
- deminature 3y ago
  Of course they can track you to some degree either way, however the official app is using an IDFA (advertising identifier) [1] whereas Apollo is not, which makes tracking in the official app significantly easier. The official app is also hoovering up other deanonymizing data like user location, which helps narrow down ad targeting even further. It's obvious why Reddit prefers you use their official app instead of a third-party alternative. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identifier_for_Advertisers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identifier_for_Advertisers
  - scarface_74 3y ago
    The Reddit app does not ask for your GPS location. Reddit has the same very course idea about your location whether you use the official app or a third party app - your IP address. It’s also a system setting whether you allow an app to use IDFA - which according to at least FB - 80% of iOS users decline.
    - deminature 3y ago
      Yes it does request location, it says in the image I linked above. Advertising identifiers are declined roughly 20% of the time according to Adjust: >In iOS 10, Apple introduced "Limit Ad Tracking" setting for users who do not wish to be tracked by advertising networks. If the setting is enabled the system returns a default all-zero id for that device. As of December 2020, it's estimated that approximately 20% of users turn on this setting.
      - scarface_74 3y ago
        Your own linked says that location data is not linked to you. On iOS you can go to “Location” and Reddit doesn’t show up as even an option. And you cited an article about iOS 10 that came out in 2017. As of 2021, it’s 88% that opt out of tracking https://targetinternet.com/resources/how-apple-ios14-changes-have-affected-facebook-third-party-tracking https://targetinternet.com/resources/how-apple-ios14-changes...

scarface_74 3y ago

Really? You don’t think Reddit can “track you” and use usage data when you’re signed in to Reddit with a third party app? Apollo doesn’t track you. But Reddit is tracking you either way.

deminature 3y ago
Of course they can track you to some degree either way, however the official app is using an IDFA (advertising identifier) [1] whereas Apollo is not, which makes tracking in the official app significantly easier. The official app is also hoovering up other deanonymizing data like user location, which helps narrow down ad targeting even further. It's obvious why Reddit prefers you use their official app instead of a third-party alternative. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identifier_for_Advertisers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identifier_for_Advertisers
- scarface_74 3y ago
  The Reddit app does not ask for your GPS location. Reddit has the same very course idea about your location whether you use the official app or a third party app - your IP address. It’s also a system setting whether you allow an app to use IDFA - which according to at least FB - 80% of iOS users decline.
  - deminature 3y ago
    Yes it does request location, it says in the image I linked above. Advertising identifiers are declined roughly 20% of the time according to Adjust: >In iOS 10, Apple introduced "Limit Ad Tracking" setting for users who do not wish to be tracked by advertising networks. If the setting is enabled the system returns a default all-zero id for that device. As of December 2020, it's estimated that approximately 20% of users turn on this setting.
    - scarface_74 3y ago
      Your own linked says that location data is not linked to you. On iOS you can go to “Location” and Reddit doesn’t show up as even an option. And you cited an article about iOS 10 that came out in 2017. As of 2021, it’s 88% that opt out of tracking https://targetinternet.com/resources/how-apple-ios14-changes-have-affected-facebook-third-party-tracking https://targetinternet.com/resources/how-apple-ios14-changes...