Facebook responds to Apple's defense of IDFA, saying Apple is using its “dominant market position to self-preference their own data collection”
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Discussion
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@alfredwkng
@alfredwkng
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Did a breakdown of the feud between Apple and Facebook after Apple's privacy chief called Facebook out over its “disregard for user privacy.” Why Facebook's response was a big “No u”: https://www.cnet.com/...
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@alexeheath
Alex Heath
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Fiery statement in response to this from Facebook, arguing Apple is using its “dominant market position to self-preference their own data collection while making it nearly impossible for their competitors to use the same data. They claim it's about privacy, but it's about profit”…
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@kurtwagner8
Kurt Wagner
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Big tech is fighting! Apple slammed FB earlier today over its data collection. FB just responded with a (very long) statement saying: 1. Apple is just distracting us all from its own privacy issues 2. Apple is abusing its market dominance
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@katekayereports
Kate Kaye
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Of the many disingenuous statements made by both firms, the most offensive is Facebook's assertion that small biz needs them to advertise and stay in business. What they fail to say is Facebook destroyed the places small biz used to rely on to reach customers: local newspapers. h…
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@kbaxter
Kyle Baxter
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lol, Facebook thinks it's a burn to say Apple sees it as in their interest to provide their customers with privacy protections. That's a good thing, Facebook! https://twitter.com/...
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@willoremus
Will Oremus
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sure, it's easy to bash big tech companies like facebook when you're just some critic who doesn't really understand the industry or how it works, like *checks notes* apple inc. https://twitter.com/...
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@kantrowitz
Alex Kantrowitz
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Surprised Apple is doing this. Getting to a fight with Facebook will only drag it into the mud, exposing Apple for what it is: Another big company that puts profits over people. https://twitter.com/...
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@herrmanndigital
David Herrmann
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Apple and FB are having a “who is worse” at privacy battle in the news. Meanwhile millions of businesses are stuck in the middle forced to use FB ads to stay open during a global pandemic. Work this shit out behind the scenes. https://twitter.com/...