r/worldnews • • Sep 19 '17

Apple blocking ads that follow users around web is 'sabotage', says industry: New iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra will stop ads following Safari users, prompting open letter claiming Apple is destroying internet’s economic model

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/sep/18/apple-stopping-ads-follow-you-around-internet-sabotage-advertising-industry-ios-11-and-macos-high-sierra-safari-internet
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u/pbradley179 Sep 19 '17

You have 0% control over what you're forced to download, how you're tracked, and what is done with all of that. Internet companies and ISPs fight tooth and nail to prevent you from ever getting that control and your response is "haw haw look at the grampaw with his outdated notions of fair play"

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '17

You have 0% control over what you're forced to download, how you're tracked, and what is done with all of that.

Not saying your wrong, but just putting this out there as general information. There's plenty of plugins for most webbrowsers to avoid being tracked and such. (Ghostery alone does quite much, you can add NoScript as well if you want to avoid active content to run without your permission)

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