vanidian1@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-212 hours agoYSK that Apple makes millions of dollars with personalized advertising. If you have an iPhone or iPad, you should turn it off.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square97fedilinkarrow-up1415arrow-down114
arrow-up1401arrow-down1imageYSK that Apple makes millions of dollars with personalized advertising. If you have an iPhone or iPad, you should turn it off.lemmy.worldvanidian1@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-212 hours agomessage-square97fedilink
minus-squarepiyuv@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up87arrow-down3·11 hours agoYou shouldn’t turn it off because Apple makes millions of $$$ from it; you should turn it off because personal data collection is just bad
minus-squareAxolotl@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up39arrow-down4·11 hours agoI’d say both, don’t make the rich richer
minus-squareClent@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours ago don’t make the rich richer But my stock gains! This feature adds fractions of a cent to each share. Where’s your sacrifice for the my greater mediocre good wealth extraction?
minus-squareThe Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·9 hours agoespecially when the rich have no hesitations to comply and cooperate with fascist regimes
minus-squareDefault Username@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 hours agoAnd when said corporation’s CEO gives the fascist dictator a golden trophy on live TV.
minus-squareDefault Username@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 hours agohttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/07/tim-cook-trump-gift/85555805007/
minus-squareBroBot9000@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-23 hours agoGives me a 403 error. Found the info through the url. Gosh that’s fucked up. Gold Apple trophy for the Nazi leader. Smh
minus-squarelightnsfw@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 hours agoDoes turning it off stop the data collection, or just stop them from using it to show you targeted ads?
minus-squareokamiueru@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 hours agoI ask myself “do the consequences of them doing something bad, outweigh the money they make by doing it anyways?”. Individuals might have, and follow, moral principles. Large companies do not.
minus-squareClent@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoClass action lawsuits can be a good motivator.
You shouldn’t turn it off because Apple makes millions of $$$ from it; you should turn it off because personal data collection is just bad
I’d say both, don’t make the rich richer
But my stock gains! This feature adds fractions of a cent to each share. Where’s your sacrifice for
themygreatermediocregoodwealth extraction?especially when the rich have no hesitations to comply and cooperate with fascist regimes
And when said corporation’s CEO gives the fascist dictator a golden trophy on live TV.
Context?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/07/tim-cook-trump-gift/85555805007/
Gives me a 403 error.
Found the info through the url. Gosh that’s fucked up. Gold Apple trophy for the Nazi leader. Smh
Does turning it off stop the data collection, or just stop them from using it to show you targeted ads?
I ask myself “do the consequences of them doing something bad, outweigh the money they make by doing it anyways?”. Individuals might have, and follow, moral principles. Large companies do not.
Class action lawsuits can be a good motivator.