3 ms·
> Prior to ATT, every app by default had access to your advertising ID, i.e. it was opt-in by default. Nitpicking, it was not opt in, as the user did not opt i
by thih9 3y ago
> Prior to ATT, every app by default had access to your advertising ID, i.e. it was opt-in by default.
Nitpicking, it was not opt in, as the user did not opt in. It would be more accurate to say: "consent was implicit", or even "the app could access the user's advertising ID without the user's consent".
I feel that it's important to distinguish "opt in" as something that requires explicit user action.
- pxeger1 3y agoI think that's not just a nitpick - it's a misuse of the word. "Opt-in by default" should just say "opt-out". You can see the same misunderstanding, I think, in the strapline of the article.
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]