Apple sees positive customer reaction to App Tracking Transparency

I wish these articles would be more clear.  Who is seeing a 15%-30% reduction in revenue?
1.  The people selling the actual app/widget/service being advertised?
2. The ad broker (network) who (that) sells the ad space to the widget maker/service provider?
3.  The ad space provider (for example, AI)?

 I asked the same question a few weeks ago in an article on this ATT topic.  

That number would be higher if the manipulative app developers didn’t “warn” us about how great tracking is with cute little graphics before Apple asks.

I’m hoping this is a new era of privacy for Apple. With the positive feedback maybe we’ll see an “identity blocker” where all cookies and tracking are automatically set to “off” with no annoying pop-ups and if legal, a default ad blocker better than any on the market. What would be great is an ad blocker that allows ads on webpages but blanks them out and shrinks them like this:
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What I don’t like about this article and specifically Apple’s comments is they aren’t plain and straight forward. “ATT” and “third party”. I understand it but the average person is clueless to how significantly this blocks your private data from being collected. 

ArchStanton said:

What I don’t like about this article and specifically Apple’s comments is they aren’t plain and straight forward. “ATT” and “third party”. I understand it but the average person is clueless to how significantly this blocks your private data from being collected. 

What I like about this article is how much it drives the paid trolls, trolls and haters into a tizzy to hear this, then have nothing coherent to say in their whirling attempt to defend Google (and Facebook’s) massive private data collection on users. They’ll reply with “they all do it”, there’s Pegasus!, you use the internet so isn’t private! and more. I Love it When the subject comes up and the trolls/haters have to find someway to try and obscure the truth.  

I don't know bud. Your comment kinda makes it pretty clear you don't understand it at all.  You are the average person you're attempting to disparage.  Apple's explanation of ATT is pretty plain and straight forward.  Simply put, App Tracking Transparency blocks 3rd party cross-site tracking.  That's it.  What the average person may be assuming (you included) is ATT blocks tracking... period.  It does not.  It only blocks a specifically defined (by Apple) type of tracking.  This is how Apple defines tracking: Tracking refers to the act of linking user or device data collected from your app with user or device data collected from other companies’ apps, websites, or offline properties for targeted advertising or advertising measurement purposes. Tracking also refers to sharing user or device data with data brokers. - Apple  It also has a list of exceptions to the 3rd party tracking rule. 

App Tracking Transparency doesn't block your data from being collected.  There are other mechanisms in place that do that have done that for a while now.  ATT performs a specific singular function, not the all encompassing role you seem to think it does.  It's also kinda funny to read your "trolls and haters" missive about data collection when it's fairly obvious you really know far less than you think you do.  Now I'm far from an expert, but at least I attempted to learn the facts.  You really should as well.  And yes, they all do it.  And by it, I mean collect massive amounts of data on users.  What they do with that data is where the differences lie.  That's the distinction you're missing.

CloudTalkin said:

ArchStanton said:

What I don’t like about this article and specifically Apple’s comments is they aren’t plain and straight forward. “ATT” and “third party”. I understand it but the average person is clueless to how significantly this blocks your private data from being collected. 

What I like about this article is how much it drives the paid trolls, trolls and haters into a tizzy to hear this, then have nothing coherent to say in their whirling attempt to defend Google (and Facebook’s) massive private data collection on users. They’ll reply with “they all do it”, there’s Pegasus!, you use the internet so isn’t private! and more. I Love it When the subject comes up and the trolls/haters have to find someway to try and obscure the truth.  

I don't know bud. Your comment kinda makes it pretty clear you don't understand it at all.  You are the average person you're attempting to disparage.  Apple's explanation of ATT is pretty plain and straight forward.  Simply put, App Tracking Transparency blocks 3rd party cross-site tracking.  That's it.  What the average person may be assuming (you included) is ATT blocks tracking... period.  It does not.  It only blocks a specifically defined (by Apple) type of tracking.  This is how Apple defines tracking: Tracking refers to the act of linking user or device data collected from your app with user or device data collected from other companies’ apps, websites, or offline properties for targeted advertising or advertising measurement purposes. Tracking also refers to sharing user or device data with data brokers. - Apple  It also has a list of exceptions to the 3rd party tracking rule. 

App Tracking Transparency doesn't block your data from being collected.  There are other mechanisms in place that do that have done that for a while now.  ATT performs a specific singular function, not the all encompassing role you seem to think it does.  It's also kinda funny to read your "trolls and haters" missive about data collection when it's fairly obvious you really know far less than you think you do.  Now I'm far from an expert, but at least I attempted to learn the facts.  You really should as well.  And yes, they all do it.  And by it, I mean collect massive amounts of data on users.  What they do with that data is where the differences lie.  That's the distinction you're missing.

Well you can go reread my previous comments on the subject, bud. I'm going to guess you don't understand from that comment and reading the entire body of your comment. Great usage of the impression 'it just stops this little thing over here'. Better than the 'they all do it' most of you try to push.
So let me school you first. The average user, if asked about ATT, would say "the wireless company?". You say "third party" to the average user and they would say "I'm not really sure". BTW, the metrics of who understands what on data mining is available from privacy advocates for your perusing. But I'm sure you've read it all as you have demonstrated a real knowledge on it. 
For anyone reading this, except CloudTalking, third party app tracking is HUGE! (or as the average user completely understand ATT Third party -- just wow). This is likely the biggest crux of privacy data mining there is, mining private data via third party app tracking. This allows one App to track you across other apps (i.e. almost everything you are doing on your phone). Now to you that's just this little think, good for you Bud. You're super knowledgable on the subject so you're all set. But hey, since first party tracking of private data is such a knowledge spot for you, try this bud: go request your private data from Google, Facebook, Apple. They all must make it available to you for free. I'm sure you've already done it but what the heck, try it again. You can explain all about how much it is just ATT and, putting ATT aside, gives you a view of first party tracking too.
Look forward to you telling us all about the comparisons in what Data shows up. I've already done it and have advocated previously for doing it here, bud.