XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, alt.internet.wireless   
   From: mariond@facts.com   
      
   Marion wrote:   
   >    Apple positions itself as more privacy focused, yet its ecosystem   
   >    still enables location data monetization through apps.   
   >   
   >    Google openly integrates location into its ad business.   
   >    Both companies benefit financially from the collection.   
      
   With regard to app tracking transparency on the two platforms...   
      
   1. Apple   
      A. App Tracking Transparency launched in iOS 14.5 in 2021, forcing   
         apps to ask permission before tracking across apps and sites.   
      B. Apple restricts developers from making apps whose primary purpose   
         is location-based advertising.   
      C. Apple markets itself as privacy focused, though iOS apps have   
         still been caught selling location data.   
      
   2. Google   
      A. Google announced its own App Tracking Transparency-style control   
         in 2021, letting users opt out of sharing their Advertiser ID.   
         When opted out, advertisers receive a string of zeros.   
      B. Google introduced Privacy Sandbox for Android in 2022, a multi-year   
         project to reduce cross-app tracking and replace identifiers with   
         more privacy-preserving systems. Rollout continues into 2025.   
      C. Android provides ad-privacy settings where users can manage ad   
         personalization and opt out of interest-based ads.   
      
   3. Summary   
      Both Apple and Google have tracking transparency features.   
      
      Apple rolled out App Tracking Transparency sooner & more aggressively.   
      Google is rolling out Privacy Sandbox gradually.   
      Both companies still integrate location and behavioral data   
      into advertising systems.   
      
   In summary, both ecosystems track & both ecosystems have well-publicized   
   initiatives to limit tracking.   
   --   
   The trick is for intelligent people to listen to what Apple & Google say;   
   but then to watch what Apple & Google actually do. They are not the same.   
      
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