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Facebook details impact of App Tracking Transparency to advertisers

Facebook in a note to advertisers explained how Apple's App Tracking Transparency feature in iOS 14.5 will restrict availability of ad targeting and metrics tools, and potentially impact audience engagement.

Mikey Campbell 5 years ago 6

Australian antitrust watchdog goes after preinstalled iOS apps

As part of an investigation into app store dominance, namely Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission this week called for the two tech giants to give users more choice when it comes to preinstalled apps.

Mikey Campbell 5 years ago 32

Apple touts ad attribution tools following App Tracking Transparency rollout

Following the rollout of iOS App Tracking Transparency protections that require developers to ask permission before tracking users' IDFA tags, Apple touted its own set of ad attribution tools that are not subject to the same onerous demands.

Mikey Campbell 5 years ago 9

Apple fined $12M in Russia over alleged app market abuse

Russia has fined Apple $12 million for breaking monopoly laws, over claims the iPhone maker is allegedly abusing its dominant position in the mobile apps marketplace.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 12

Apple will ban apps offering rewards to users that enable tracking

App developers cannot bribe users into allowing tracking within an app, Apple has warned, with apps prevented from performing a number of actions to try and influence what a user selects in the App Tracking Transparency notification.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 11

Apple's ad platform could benefit from privacy push

Apple's introduction of App Tracking Transparency could be beneficial to its own advertising business, with ad executives claiming clients could gain more data about ad performance for iOS devices than through third-party platforms.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 1

Facebook's iOS 14.5 privacy prompt will take weeks to roll out

Facebook on Monday confirmed it will hew to Apple's new App Tracking Transparency rules by showing a permission prompt when its iOS app is first opened, though the company expects the feature rollout will take weeks.

Mikey Campbell 5 years ago 14

App Tracking Transparency option not available for some iOS 14.5 users

Users on Monday reported that Apple's App Tracking Transparency feature, enabled with the release of iOS 14.5, is not functioning as intended, disallowing some from permitting app requests to track.

Mikey Campbell 5 years ago 8

How to stop apps from tracking you in iOS 14.5

Apple introduced a much-anticipated — and hotly contested — feature in iOS 14.5 with App Tracking Transparency, a new system function that enables users to opt out of unwanted ad tracking. Here's how to use it.

AppleInsider Staff 5 years ago 0

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