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Apple’s ad network gets ‘preferential access to users’ data’ vs Facebook, Google

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113 points blinding-streak | 1 comments | 10 Aug 20 14:36 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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jeffbee ◴[10 Aug 20 15:06 UTC] No.24110022[source]▶
Apple exempts all their iOS software from their own privacy scaremongering. iOS never pops up a scary dialog warning you that Camera has accessed your location twice in the last week, even though Camera accesses your location every time you start it. There is a completely separate iOS privacy regime for Apple's own apps.
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1. saagarjha ◴[10 Aug 20 15:22 UTC] No.24110241[source]▶
Well, kind of. Some apps get entitlements to prevent showing TCC popups; some don’t, like Weather. And if you look in Settings, you will find that Camera shows that it was using your location, just like other apps on your system. (FWIW: I believe that dialog is specifically for apps that use your location in the background, so Camera won’t trigger it anyhow.)