So Long Privacy: Apple Bans Apps, Music for Customers Who Opt Out of Tracking
So now his fist clenches even further. I wanted to get all of your opinions about this. Please read the article:
http://www.dailytech.com/So+Long+Pri...ticle18805.htm
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So now his fist clenches even further. I wanted to get all of your opinions about this. Please read the article:
http://www.dailytech.com/So+Long+Pri...ticle18805.htm
The article is misinformed. Yes, you have to accept the privacy agreement before you can download from iTunes or iBooks. But you can accept the agreement, and still opt out of the data collection. This was not mentioned in the article.
The article is misinformed. Yes, you have to accept the privacy agreement before you can download from iTunes or iBooks. But you can accept the agreement, and still opt out of the data collection. This was not mentioned in the article.
You can opt out of iAd data collection, per app (can you opt out once you have granted permission?). Do you know with certainty that you can opt out of the OS data collection?
To be fair, the article does mention that you can disable location services for third party apps. But, again, does this mean the OS will also stop collecting and reporting?
I haven't heard, one way or the other, if Apple will allow us to totally opt out, so I am withholding judgement for now.
The article is misinformed. Yes, you have to accept the privacy agreement before you can download from iTunes or iBooks. But you can accept the agreement, and still opt out of the data collection. This was not mentioned in the article.
It was actually mentioned. That's the point! If you opt out you are banned from the itunes store including downloading any content.
So you are free but then not free.
It was actually mentioned. That's the point! If you opt out you are banned from the itunes store including downloading any content.
So you are free but then not free.
Apple changed their iTunes agreement. You must accept it to launch iTunes. This is the same as every time they change their agreement. Have you ever been able to click "Disagree" and iTunes continued to start up? (I really don't know since I've never done that.) Have you ever been able to do this with ANY software?
Now all of this has nothing to do with the Opt Out web site that Apple just launched. You most certainly can visit that site, opt out, and continue to download music...etc from iTunes.
Apple changed their iTunes agreement. You must accept it to launch iTunes. This is the same as every time they change their agreement. Have you ever been able to click "Disagree" and iTunes continued to start up? (I really don't know since I've never done that.) Have you ever been able to do this with ANY software?
Now all of this has nothing to do with the Opt Out web site that Apple just launched. You most certainly can visit that site, opt out, and continue to download music...etc from iTunes.
The opt out website opts you out of the iAds data collection. This doesn't necessarily mean you will be excluded from any other device/location/usage data and metrics the OS will record and that you have already agreed to in order to use iTunes. It might, but all we know now is that the website opts you out of iAds data collection.
The opt out website opts you out of the iAds data collection. This doesn't necessarily mean you will be excluded from any other device/location/usage data and metrics the OS will record and that you have already agreed to in order to use iTunes. It might, but all we know now is that the website opts you out of iAds data collection.
That's correct. Olternaut seems to think that if you opt out at that web site, you won't be able to buy any more music....which is incorrect.