User Tracking Back On iOS 6

First time accepted submitter connor4312 writes "Apple got caught with its hand in the cookie jar when privacy experts protested the use of a universal device identifier, or UDID, to track the online preferences of iPhone and iPad users. Enough is enough, right? Well, maybe not. It looks like device tracking is back with iOS 6, courtesy of a new tracking technology: IDFA, or identifier for advertisers."

Comments

Re:Can we not had FUDDY PR on this site

[guttentag]

It's not FUD.

Apple has deliberately buried the opt out option as a cop out for a feature that adds no value whatsoever to the customer's device or experience but allows third parties to make money by exploiting their privacy where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy. This should be an "opt in" feature by default if there are truly people who "want to support the poor advertisers." Beyond that I think there needs to be a push for access to the hosts file on phones so the user can take control of what connections are using their data plan.

Re:You agree when you disagree

[Dishevel]

I have no idea why you seem to so touchy about this.

That time of the month?