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This is a two-year old project. Is there any reason we're discussing it now?

• jamesbrownuhh 12y ago
  The technique and principle is specifically "in the news" at the moment given that Twitter apparently intend to harvest and use this information in their own app. So I'd guess that's probably why.
  • guyzero 12y ago
    More specifically, Twitter is apparently doing ad targeting based on this information.
  • cmyr 12y ago
    Ah okay, thanks. It doesn't seem like a behaviour that's very in line with the general vibe of the iOS platform, but it's also hard to imagine a way of removing this functionality without degrading the user experience. I wonder if we might see the app store guidelines updated to specifically forbid this sort of wide-net URL surveying.