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Let's not forget about disabling "Interest-based ads," for which there is no path to get to... other than going to a link in Safari. The link is oo.apple.com T
by MiguelHudnandez 13y ago
Let's not forget about disabling "Interest-based ads," for which there is no path to get to... other than going to a link in Safari. The link is oo.apple.com
This KB article explains the process. http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4228 http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4228
Interestingly, this launches some sort of stealth app, not a hidden page in the "Settings" app.
Also, there is another setting for including your location with iAd calls. That one is Settings > Privacy > Location Services > (Scroll all the way to the bottom, yes, past every single app that uses your location, about 35 in my case) > System Services > Location-Based iAds
- troels 13y agoWow. You didn't make that up. That's past ridiculous ...
- Joeri 13y agoAnd ofcourse following the link in the KB article just produces a timeout from my ipad (though i do get a proper message that i'm not on an iOS device when accessing it from my mac). You wonder why they even bother? If you have no intention of opting people out, why even put up the page?
- MiguelHudnandez 13y agoI suppose there is a legal requirement in some jurisdiction that the functionality exists, but how accessible to make the feature was left unspecified. Therefore, dark patterns prevail.
- ancarda 13y ago>Interestingly, this launches some sort of stealth app, not a hidden page in the "Settings" app. If you go directly in Safari, it'll prompt to open in "iAdOptOut". I wonder how it works.