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Apple’s iPhone privacy clampdown arrives after 7-month delay – Sydney Morning Herald
Apple is following through on its pledge to crack down on Facebook and other snoopy apps that secretly shadow people on their iPhones to help sell more advertising….
Apple CEO Tim Cook, left, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.Credit:AP
Online tracking has long helped Facebook and thousands of other apps accumulate information about their users interests and habits so they can show customised ads. Although Facebook executives initially acknowledged Apples changes would probably reduce its revenue by billions of dollars annually, the social networking company has framed most of its public criticism as a defence of small businesses that rely on online ads to stay…
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