Google's iOS apps release cycle before and after Apple privacy labels (opens in new tab)

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44 pointsZariel5y ago10 comments

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https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/05/google-to-add-app-store-pr...

Looks like Google wasn’t being entirely accurate when they spoke to the press about this a month ago.

To be fair, even Apple chooses to use different wording about it's own privacy labels. They opt for a friendlier "allow personalized ads" instead of the scary sounding "allow X to track your activity across other companies' apps and websites" like they force third-party app developers to use [1].

I'm not defending Google's business model and I don't disagree with Apple's move to improved privacy. I just hate how hypocritical Apple is, and they always get away with it.

[1] https://mobiledevmemo.com/allow-this-app-to-personalize-adve...

zepto5y ago

This is bullshit.

1. Apple doesn’t track your activity across other company’s apps and websites.

2. Apple doesn’t require third party apps to request permission to allow personalized ads.

Apple is holding itself to a higher standard than it holds 3rd parties.

cromwellian5y ago

What’s the proof of that? There are enough probe points for them to gather data. For example, iCloud push notifications must give them some data on your activity in apps that they don’t control. They’ll have some idea of the apps you use and how frequently which is enough behavioral data to do targeted advertising if they wanted to in the future.

Now you may say that some data collection is unavoidable given the nature of the device (eg push messaging) but that’s often also true of other company’s products.

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tbcn5y ago

So far Apple isn't doing perzonalized ads on third-party properties, 100% of their ads are on their own apps, so technically they don't require opt-in at all (Google, FB & others will keep doing first-party tracking regardless if you opt-it ATT or not)

tannedNerd5y ago

Between Terreria and this Google seems very intent on not addressing bad PR recently and just hoping that it blows over.

Possibly could have worked during the trump era when the news cycle was like whiplash, but now people will hopefully pay more attention.

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10 comments

zepto5y ago

https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/05/google-to-add-app-store-pr...

Looks like Google wasn’t being entirely accurate when they spoke to the press about this a month ago.

fbelzile5y ago

I'm not defending Google's business model and I don't disagree with Apple's move to improved privacy. I just hate how hypocritical Apple is, and they always get away with it.

[1] https://mobiledevmemo.com/allow-this-app-to-personalize-adve...

zepto5y ago

This is bullshit.

1. Apple doesn’t track your activity across other company’s apps and websites.

2. Apple doesn’t require third party apps to request permission to allow personalized ads.

Apple is holding itself to a higher standard than it holds 3rd parties.

cromwellian5y ago

Now you may say that some data collection is unavoidable given the nature of the device (eg push messaging) but that’s often also true of other company’s products.

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tbcn5y ago

tannedNerd5y ago

Between Terreria and this Google seems very intent on not addressing bad PR recently and just hoping that it blows over.

Possibly could have worked during the trump era when the news cycle was like whiplash, but now people will hopefully pay more attention.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse