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Facebook 'prepares' app developers for iOS 14 advertising catastrophe

TechSpot

One of the new security features coming to the mobile operating system is better personal information transparency. In June, Apple showcased iOS 14 at its Worldwide Developers Conference. Not only will developers have to show users how they collect, use, and share their information, but apps will have to ask.

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‘Anonymous’ Mobile Advertising IDs Aren’t So Anonymous, And They Are Everywhere

Gizmodo

A new investigation from Motherboard shows that the anonymous marketing IDs assigned to smartphone users are not nearly as anonymous as they seem. Read more.

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Google: Innovating in AI but can they catch up with cloud leaders?

CTOvision

From an enterprise IT standpoint, their championing of the Android operating system has earned them a place in the mobility domain, and their Google Apps offering helped show many businesses that the cloud can work for office automation. But the majority of their business is still today selling advertisements.

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Why Facebook and Apple are fighting over your privacy

Vox

Angry CEOs, operating system updates, and maybe even a lawsuit — the feud continues. Apple’s tracking-optional mobile operating system update is coming to iPhones this spring, and the new privacy-preserving features will give users the ability to opt out of being followed around the internet via trackers in their apps.

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Apple’s new iPhone privacy changes, explained

Venture Beast

Reuters) — Apple on Monday will begin rolling out an update of its iOS operating system with new privacy controls designed to limit digital advertisers from tracking iPhone users. Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year.

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Your online personal data has a guardian angel

Dataconomy

Data deprecation means putting limits on how companies can use our data for advertising. Data deprecation means restricting how advertisers can use platforms to show ads. It’s mainly about limits set by web browsers and operating systems, like changes to cookies or mobile ad IDs. What is data deprecation?

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Mozilla is ending support for its Firefox password manager sync app

The Verge

What started in 2018 as a small experimental mobile app called Lockbox ended up bringing a way to access saved passwords and perform autofills on iOS, Android, and desktop devices to a small but enthusiastic following of Firefox fans. The final release versions are 1.8.1 (iOS) iOS) and 4.0.3