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by vermontdevil 1867 days ago
How was this tracked if you turned off the “allow apps to track” setting?
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Simple, your app receives one of four values to reflect the state of ATT: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/apptrackingtranspa...

This allows gathering aggregate data on how many users have opted in and out of ATT. What it doesn’t allow is the use of a tracking identifier that spys on your every digital move like an obsessive ghost.

This is Apple tracking which options you choose per app, not Facebook ;).
I wouldn’t be surprised to see a controlled leak from Apple, but would be surprised if they chose that publication. It reads a little like a draft.

Eg “iPhone Users Dump Block Facebook Tracking”