Despite the premise that Apple is increasingly sensible about the transparency of data tracking on iOS, the debate still rages, according to a study by Oxford University academics called “Goodbye Tracking? iOS App Tracking Transparency and the Impact of Privacy Labels.” have to continue.
Analyzing the tracking behavior of 1,759 apps in the UK App Store before and after iOS 14 – the update that promises greater transparency and visibility on the subject – the research says there is still little difference between the results. . In other words, the new features introduced in iOS 14 were not as effective in preventing activity tracking between applications as the company claims.
What iOS 14 promises
Released in September 2020, iOS 14 heralded a major evolution towards protecting user privacy when browsing apps. In addition to the Application Monitoring Transparency feature, which allows users to determine which applications can and cannot monitor their activities, Push notifications are also offered for when Clipboard content is accessed by the open application.
Months later, the iOS 14.5 update still rounds out these new features, making it mandatory for apps that ask for user permission to enable cross-app activity tracking on the iPhone.
What the research says
“Many apps still collect device information, which can be used to track users at the group level or identify individuals through probabilities,” the academics explain. So, despite Apple’s propaganda about transparency of users’ privacy, there is still a long way to go in this regard.
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Rear camera: 12 MP (f/1.6, 26mm, 1.7µm) + 12 MP (f/2.2, 65mm, 1/3.4″, 1.0µm) + 12 MP (f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm, 1/3.6″) + TOF 3-dimensional
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Front camera: 12 MP (f/2.2, 23mm, 1/3.6″) + SL 3D
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Video: 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
Source: Tec Mundo
