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Yeah, I don't see how Apple can claim to prioritize privacy when they won't even allow real ad blocking.
by OO000oo 3y ago
Yeah, I don't see how Apple can claim to prioritize privacy when they won't even allow real ad blocking.
- QuarterReptile 3y agoI think Apple's strong claim is security, not privacy.
- 121789 3y agothey claim privacy very strongly. you can see billboards or commercials where privacy is their only selling point
- QuarterReptile 3y agoSorry, I don't really follow their advertising campaigns. I just mean that they can't make a valid claim for privacy, unless you agree to the idea of being private only when Apple likes...
- howinteresting 3y ago??? https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/03/14/privacy-thats-iphone-ad-campaign-launches-highlights-apples-stance-on-user-protection https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/03/14/privacy-thats-iph...
- QuarterReptile 3y agoSorry, I don't really follow their advertising campaigns. I just mean that they can't make a valid claim for privacy, unless you agree to the idea of being private only when Apple likes...
- OO000oo 3y agoThe 3 story "Privacy. That's iPhone." billboard down the street from me suggests otherwise.
- QuarterReptile 3y agoSorry, I don't really follow their advertising campaigns. I just mean that they can't make a valid claim for privacy, unless you agree to the idea of being private only when Apple likes...
- s3p 3y agoExcept they do? You can get a VPN app that blocks network requests, like 1Blocker. Also AFAIK android doesn't support adblockers?
- KGy 3y agoFirefox on Android does allow you to run an adblocker.
- beebeepka 3y agoIs that a sincere argument? Guy was talking about and blocking in the browser
- redgreenshoe 3y agoIt's been possible to install ad blockers for the browser on iPhones for years, without resorting to a VPN. I don't bother anymore because I'm usually at home and have a pihole anyway, but I used to use Firefox Focus—not as my browser, but to provide ad-blocking for Safari. Worked fine. Open it once to set it up (at least IIRC that was necessary—I don't remember, but there was some very-simple setup step I'm pretty sure) then never open it again. Ads blocked in Safari. Tons of other options, free and paid. You do need a VPN (or otherwise something network-level) to block ads in apps, I think. That's a fair point.
- Izikiel43 3y agoThanks for the FFF app, just downloaded and enabled safari integration, ads no more
- OO000oo 3y agoThese solutions don't block video ads and they require crippling your speed with a VPN.
- redgreenshoe 3y agoiOS has ad blockers that are not VPNs. That's what I was writing about. You may be right about the video ad part.
- alibert 3y agoAds blocking on Safari browser is complete since iOS 15 when Apple allowed custom extensions to be added to the browser. Nowadays, ads blocker use a mix of Content blockers rules (1) and an Safari extension (2) to block ads. [1] https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safariservices/creating_a_content_blocker https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safariservices/cre... [2] https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safariservices/safari_app_extensions https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safariservices/saf...