On social networks, Tim Cook operates quite quietly with `innocuous` statements.
`If everything in life can be aggregated and sold, we not only lose data but also lose freedom,` Tim Cook said.
The new feature on Apple’s operating system will notify users which applications are collecting data and give them the right to `request the application not to be tracked`.
Charles Manning, CEO of Kochava – an American advertising technology company – likens Apple’s policy adjustments to `throwing a bomb into a lake to see how many fish explode`.
Germany’s largest media, technology and advertising companies have filed a lawsuit against Apple, alleging abuse of power.
Apple seemed caught off guard by strong opposition from the Internet world.
Tim Cook received a lot of praise from users through a speech titled: `A day living in data: A father and daughter’s day in the garden`.
Apple CEO said, users don’t even know what platforms they are being tracked by, and even technology experts don’t know what their personal data is being used by others.
In response to Apple’s new privacy policy, many analysts believe that Apple is preventing users from knowing why they need accurate ads.
Many people doubt whether Apple’s war on privacy is `a revolution` or simply a show.
Apple is expanding its fledgling advertising business.
Apple argues that the company only customizes ads based on its user data.
The best strategy to deal with Apple, mobile advertising expert Eric Soifert explains, is to ditch the reliance on external advertising platforms and create a `content fortress` backed by
Analysts said that the new privacy policy will cause Apple to face another risk that developers will try to find ways to circumvent the law and break the rules the company sets.
Apple has banned a large number of apps that try to bypass user tracking rules, but the amount of illegal code has also increased significantly.
Even if Apple wins, this could have unpredictable consequences.
`If Apple is successful, it shows that Apple has extraordinary influence because of its ecosystem,` said Mike Fang, CEO of Privoro, a smartphone security hardware maker.