News flash: owning an Apple device does not make your data more private. Turning do-not-track on by default is nice of Apple, but in the grand scheme of things, you are still being tracked! Responding to DNT requests are optional, most websites don't change their behavior when sent a DNT request.
I happen to own (and like) Iphones, but certainly not because some illusion of privacy.
You and other posts like this are wrong but if interested I supplied the links above. You are mixing up the word "tracking" with data farming.
Data farming companies have a profile on you, your family, you kids. These packages are sold like produce in a supermarket to the highest bidders.
It doesnt necessarily mean your actual location, though it can, it means building a physiological profile on your, your family, your kids and selling that profile to companies to sell advertising on across your devices, its so extensive that the science of what will trigger you to buy that product is built into it. We are at the point, where people buy stuff they have no need for but want it and dont know why, take this a step further people acting out actions for reason they do not know ... its goes on and on ... and in Tim Cooks video on page 1 of this thread. This guy is a lot smarter then we are but some people with big heads thinks they know better.
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Apple is the only major company working to prevent data farming and trying to protect your privacy. Maybe better said the only major company who operates on the principle of privacy for its customers. Wow and its a big deal for people educated in this field, that understands what is going on.
Some care not to know and that's ok, others do care, again I supplied links, both to Tim Cooks speech on page 1 and the link above.
For those interested there is an endless supply of information on line. Others not interested, that's ok, but respect the people who wish to remain free and their right to privacy.
What some other negative comments in here regarding Apple by saying big deal they get the same thing from Firefox that is completely false.
No operating system on a smart phone looks to protect your privacy more then Apple and coming early 2012 NO APP in their stores will be allowed to collect data on you. Firefox doesnt protect you and its operating system and the apps from collecting your data. Apple is/will.
This is where some people make these well intended but inaccurate statements. Its not about just the browser, its about the whole system of apps on your phone, computers, ect. Apple is ending it all. They could and were going to end it this month and right away, what do you know, Facebook announces it will take a big earnings hit on their and smaller companies ad revenue, unable to spy on you anymore.
So Apple is giving until the beginning of 2021 for companies to adjust, lessen the impact.
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