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Apple slides from 2013 skewer Android as “a massive tracking device” (arstechnica.com)
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Apple slides from 2013 skewer Android as “a massive tracking device”::But Apple also wanted to know what results users clicked on Google from iPhones.

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[–] dingleberry@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Every walled garden wants complete control over their "harvest". Apple tried to make an Ad business, but later pivoted back to hardware. Once the iPhone sales slumps, there is no saying they won't attempt this again.

[–] tb_@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Don't forget Apple's ad revenue soared when they made users be able to opt out of tracking.

And, oh, right! Their own tracking setting was (and probably still is) hidden in the App store of all places because of course they don't have to play by their own rules.

(Meaning they're already on their way there)