[yamtaddle]

The sharing's not what makes it "tracking", by Apple's definition, it's collecting data on other companies' sites and apps. As in, following you around wherever you go. Tracking.

It's the difference between Wal-Mart recording you with camaras in their stores, and recording you with camaras in all stores... and at the public park, and in your home, and....

FWIW I think a whole hell of a lot more than what Apple calls "tracking" ought to simply be illegal, but they've been pretty clear about what they mean by the term, and their definition does make sense, and that is one of the worse behaviors among the spyware industry (which is basically all software, at this point, which, WTF, how did norms change so incredibly fast?)