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by busymom0 2556 days ago
Ideas aren't patentable. Execution/implementation of the tech is patentable and in this case, they would have to patent the use of VPN to track usage. That's easily by-passable as Apple doesn't need to do this via a VPN. They have built the tech in the iOS itself.

Same reason snapchat couldn't patent their stories or disappearing messages ideas and got copied by FB and Instagram.