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Former Apple Engineer Says the Button on iPhones Asking Apps Not to Track You Is a ‘Dud’ That Gives Users a ‘False Sense of Privacy’
Hannah Towey | Business Insider - TRANSCEND Media Service, 27 Sep 2021

24 Sep 2021 – Even if users request apps not to collect their activity, popular iPhone apps still collect personal data, a new study by Lockdown Privacy determined. “We found that App Tracking Transparency made no difference in the total number of active third-party trackers. We further confirmed that detailed personal or device data was being sent to trackers in almost all cases.”

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