The New Paper

April 26, 2021

Apple releases privacy update

Apple released a software update yesterday that requires apps to have users opt into certain kinds of tracking. The widely-publicized new feature (called App Tracking Transparency and included in the iOS 14.5 update) has faced criticism from companies that use tracking for ad targeting and other purposes (i.e. Facebook).
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