[HN Gopher] Apple is using payment transactions information to t...
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       Apple is using payment transactions information to target ads
        
       Author : actuator
       Score  : 13 points
       Date   : 2021-05-11 20:50 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (twitter.com)
        
       | whofw wrote:
       | The author of the tweet exaggerates a bit, writing "Guess what
       | does not require user opt-in: Apple knowing every single
       | transaction made on its devices and using that information to
       | target ads".
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       | He's clearly trying to insinuate that consists of payments on
       | websites, Apply Pay, etc. but is simply app store and in-app
       | purchases. Apple's "Search Ads" that the tweets refer to are
       | literally for the app store search bar.
       | 
       | See: https://searchads.apple.com/
        
         | actuator wrote:
         | While the framing does look exaggerated
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         | - In app purchases can be something like an ebook you bought, I
         | don't know how much info they are getting, but it is creepy.
         | 
         | - It doesn't matter which ad the targeting is used for, it
         | means they are making user behaviour profiles and using it to
         | show ads, the same stuff other big ad platforms are criticised
         | for.
        
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