#user-consent

#user-consent

When Apple dropped App Tracking Transparency (ATT) prompts in iOS 14.5 back in 2021, it was a watershed moment for user privacy within third-party applications. Nothing like it had existed prior. The initiative gave iPhone users control over whether their in-app data could be aggregated and shared with third parties for advertising or other various purposes. Still, today, I often find comments online from people who don't really know what it does and find the wording very taboo.

"This verdict sends a clear message about the protection of digital health data and the responsibilities of Big Tech," said Michael P. Canty and Carol C. Villegas, lead trial attorneys in the case. "Companies like Meta that covertly profit from users' most intimate information must be held accountable. Today's outcome reinforces the fundamental right to privacy-especially when it comes to sensitive health data."

Meta's AI could be trained on unpublished photos from users' camera rolls via a new 'cloud processing' option, raising concerns about user privacy and data usage.

To ensure the seamless functioning of our web pages, limited information is collected and stored on your device, solely for necessary operational purposes.

D-GN is building infrastructure that won’t engage with major tech monopolies directly, but aims to transform their impact on the digital landscape.

Cookies are small files saved by web pages on your device to enhance user experience, like remembering login details or tracking browsing behavior.

Maya app claims to have removed Facebook SDKs that previously shared user data, but still uses Facebook Ad SDK under specific conditions, raising privacy concerns.