How to disable targenting advertising on iOS-devices

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Glory Baranskii months ago I wrote about theAs Apple has changed with the departure of Steve Jobs: reduction focus, the controversial design decisions, imperfect work iCloud and iMessage, awful cards...

But there is another point: Apple takes privacy matters less seriously than it was two years ago. For a start look like Apple's approach to privacy recently:

With the release of iOS 6, Apple has become the firmware to monitor the actions of users and share data with advertisers. By default, iOS 6 is activated IFA technology (stands for «identifier for advertisers» - Identifier for Advertisers). iOS-device is assigned a temporary, randomly generated number. When the owner of the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch starts the application, surf on the net, about the actions of the data collected and compiled. An example use of this information leads BusinessInsider: If a user searches on different sites information about cars, he will see more relevant advertising to iPhone.

Tracking is enabled by default. Disable can be, but Apple has done everything so that users did not. First, the ability to disable hidden from the user. It is logical to assume that the corresponding setting is hidden in the "Privacy". In fact, it is necessary to go to the basic settings, go to the section "About your device", rewind the screen down to the point of "Advertising".

Item "Min. Tracking CAMPAIGNS »(Limit Ad Tracking) is disabled by default -. the corresponding switch is in the OFF position. I am sure that most people have the impression that the tracking is disabled. However, it is not. The switch must be set to position ON. Special thanks to localizers who wrongly translated the menu. It should read: "... to limit the tracking."

Many iOS-app shows ads from the iAd network (owned by Apple). There, too, are taken into account your interests and preferences. If you want to disable targetingIt is necessary to run Safari on iOS-gadget, go to this link.

In any case, I stress that this is not off advertising as such, but only targeting.

via BusinessInsider