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To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. Here’s something to puzzle over. In December, the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of states filed antitrust lawsuits against Facebook, alleging that as the company grew more dominant and faced less competition, it reneged on its promises to protect user privacy. In March, a different coalition of states, led by Texas, accused Google of exclusionary conduct related to its plan to get rid of third-party cookies in Chro...

Tim Cook Says Apple is Not Against Digital Advertising Ahead of iOS 14.5 Launch With App Tracking Transparency Monday April 12, 2021 8:00 am PDT by Joe Rossignol Starting with iOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.5, and tvOS 14.5, Apple will be requiring apps to receive a users permission to track their activity for targeted advertising purposes, as part of a privacy measure known as App Tracking Transparency. Ahead of App Tracking Transparency being enforced, Apple CEO Tim Cook has participated in a privacy-fo...

Two-Thirds of iPhone Users Expected to Block Ad Tracking Friday April 9, 2021 7:19 am PDT by Hartley Charlton As many as 68 percent of iPhone users are expected to deny advertisers permission to track them thanks to Apples App Tracking Transparency feature, in what is beginning to look like a significant blow to the advertising industry (via With the launch of iOS 14.5, apps will have to receive explicit user permission before accessing an ‌iPhone‌s advertising identifier or IDFA, which is...

April 08, 2021 Pexels There are plenty of things we’re looking forward to in the upcoming Apple iOS 14.5 software update – there’s the PS5 DualSense Controller via PS Remote Play, as well as the ability to unlock your iPhone with your Apple Watch when you have your mask on. However, one of the biggest updates that will impact all users is Apple’s new App Tracking Transparency feature. It’s common knowledge that advertisers and developers track users via apps, third party software and ...

Apple News+ could reach 19mn subscribers by 2023: Analyst ​ By IANS | ​ 3 Views Apple. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News San Francisco, April 7 : Apples subscription news and magazine service Apple News Plus could reach 19 million paid subscribers by 2023, according to an analyst. Investment bank Cowen analyst Krish Sankar believes Apple News Plus had about 11 million paid subscribers in 2020, generating revenue of about $550 million. Going forward, Sankar believes that Apple Ne...

  Apple has reached the seventh round of betas for its operating systems, providing developers with new builds of iOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.5, tvOS 14.5, and watchOS 7.4 to try out. The updated builds can be downloaded through the Apple Developer Center for anyone signed up to the developer test program, though devices already running the betas can also undergo an over-the-air update. Public Betas usually follow a short time after the developer variants, via the Apple Beta Software Program website....

Credit: Apple In a note to investors seen by AppleInsider, lead Cowen analyst Krish Sankar predicts that Apple News+ could grow to $2.2 billion in revenue by 2023, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 31%. "We believe Apples News app and the News+ paid subscription service (News platform) are well positioned to not only benefit from incremental subscriber additions but also accelerating advertising revenue growth," Sankar wrote. He believes Apple News+ could be bolstered by both improving ...

Tim Cook Defends App Tracking Transparency Despite Criticism Apr 6, 2021 16:28 GMT      Apple CEO Tim Cook The upcoming iOS 14.5 will include several big new features, but one significant addition that has been making the headlines several times lately is called App Tracking Transparency. With this new capability, Apple is making it harder for apps to track users across other apps and websites, as they’ll be provided with a notification to see permission before doing this. Needless to s...

Recently, Apple and Google each announced changes that will have the effect of limiting the ability of apps and websites to track users online and through mobile apps. Although the changes have yet to occur, marketers and advertisers need to start paying attention, as each will be heavily impacted by these upcoming changes. Apple, Identifier for Advertisers, and Privacy Labels Between Google’s and Apple’s announcements, the digital advertising and marketing industries are reeling, an...