Initial IDFA Apocalypse Tidbits
Apple’s iOS 14.5 update requires apps to show users a prompt asking for their consent before tracking them across other apps and websites.
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iOS 14 Changes Aren’t Bad for Small Businesses After All
Facebook’s full-page ad campaign claims that Apple’s new policy, which will ask users to opt-in for tracking, will hurt small businesses.
Facebook’s Laughable Campaign Against Apple Is Really Against Users and Small Businesses | Electronic Frontier Foundation
Facebook is trying to convince you that it’s a protector of small businesses. Given Facebook’s track record of anticompetitive behavior and privacy issues…
WhatsApp will let you shop directly from chats | Engadget
Facebook is extending WhatsApp with shopping features. While WhatsApp has had cataloge features in the past, they appear to be limited to that what…
iOS 14 privacy settings will tank ad targeting business, Facebook warns | Ars Technica
cache hit 1167:single/related:d5f16d9fcf20b60755becc1a3f964ce4 emp The imminent changes of the privacy settings of the iOS 14 will severely limit…
Mark Zuckerberg on taking his massive workforce remote – The Verge
COVID-19 has changed the way we work – for some maybe even for good. Facebook was among the first big tech companies that canceled all physical meetings ,…
Facebook cancels physical events through June 2021(!)
Facebook canceled all physical events with more than 5o people through June 2021. They will replace some of them with virtual events, but Mark Zuckerberg…
Google Is Letting People Find Invites to Some Private WhatsApp Groups – VICE
Whatsapp users have been able to invite other users to a group chat using a link. If you open a link invitation, you will automatically be added to the…
The Great Hack review – searing exposé of the Cambridge Analytica scandal – The Guardian
The Guardian review of the new Nextflix documentary “The Great Hack“. Our recommendation? Watch it. It’s a must see. Source: The Great Hack review – searing exposé of the Cambridge Analytica scandal | Film | The Guardian Photo by Tracy Le Blanc from Pexels
Can “Indie” Social Media Save Us? | The New Yorker
Cal Newport on Indie alternatives to existing social media platforms: At the end of my TEDx talk , I note that people often ask me what life is like…