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Apple now offers a way out of apps tracking your activity on your phone
Facebook fires back: One of Apple’s core beliefs is Privacy, however for years the company has kept a huge deal with one of the richest companies when it comes to user data.
Apple recently decided to implement a new feature that would offer more transparency to its users as to what Apps track their activity on their phones. Not only that, a way to opt out of it is also offered along.
Why is Facebook firing back?
Well, this is basically Facebook’s business model (TRACKING YOUR ACTIVITY ON YOUR PHONE). Thus, Apple’s new feature of transparency, affects them.
Back-history
Originally these were two companies and two CEOs that thought of themselves as really distinct. They had a good relationship, but change in the industry pushed them closer to one another, to the point where they are now offering very similar services, that they see as directly competitive.
No question that Facebook has been reckless with user data. Remember all the personality tests that were found to play an important part during elections?