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by OzCrimson 2008 days ago
I think there should be an opt-IN model. Opting out can be made confusing and difficult and time-consuming.

I've gone to websites that list over 300 3rd parties that they share data with. Opting out means going to every one of those 3rd parties one at a time and hunting for their opt-out link. And those come with a warning:

If you clear your cookies, you'll have to do this again. And the opt-out only applies on this browser on this device.

Suddenly, the consumer has a part-time job that they didn't ask for.

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My understanding is that Apple is going to present the option to the user. They won’t have to search for it.

Whether there is an actual default or just a pair of options, I don’t know.

This has me seriously thinking about paying the Apple premium and ditching Android.