IOS Tracking and Privacy

Question

Level 1

5 points

IOS Tracking and Privacy

Requesting an update to Tracking and Privacy to include across devices.

Even if you set "Allow Apps To Request To Track" to "OFF" both global and for the application Instagram is clearly accessing data from other connected devices (ie. MacBook Pro).

Websites / companies I've never visited on my iPhone immediately show up as advertising within IG if I have visited them on my MacBook.

How is it not a security concern that IG or any other IOS application has access to data from your MacBook or other ancillary device without your consent?

Posted on Feb 3, 2022 8:50 AM

Reply

Answer 1

Top-ranking reply

John Galt

Level 10

155,216 points

Feb 3, 2022 2:57 PM in response to JDowns071

... without your consent?

You granted that consent.

Instagram is owned by Facebook (Meta), and you permitted that behavior to occur by agreeing to their Terms of Service. The fact they ignore Apple's "request not to track" preferences has been known for years.

This is not an Apple problem. Contact Facebook for support with their products, or delete their products from your Macs.

Contact a third-party vendor - Apple Support

Reply

Answer 2

babowa

Level 9

78,556 points

Feb 3, 2022 9:28 AM in response to JDowns071

You can leave feedback here - Apple does not participate here.

www.apple.com/feedback

Have you turned off iCloud and syncing? That is done with your consent. I don't use either and nothing is tracked or transferred.

Reply

Answer 3

John Galt

Level 10

155,216 points

Feb 3, 2022 3:06 PM in response to babowa

Have you turned off iCloud and syncing?

FYI I use iCloud and all its services. JDowns071's concern is unrelated to it. It will occur if you use Goolag, FB, Amazon, and (probably) similar services that exploit you for $.

Reply