From the Associated Press
Apple Dangling More Goodies, While Adding Tech Diet Options
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Apple will offer more ways for people to limit the time they spend on iPhones while introducing features designed to make its products even more indispensable....
Apple is taking a swipe at ubiquitous "share" buttons created by Facebook and others to track users' behavior online regardless of whether they click on them. The company said it's shutting down that tracking, unless the user decides to permit it, through a Safari browser update for Mac and iOS devices, including iPhones and iPads.
Chris Hoofnagle, faculty director of the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology, believes Apple's move will prod rivals Mozilla and Microsoft to do the same, though Google may remain a holdout with the Chrome browser given the company's dependence on ads and data....
Chris Hoofnagle is an adjunct professor in the Berkeley School of Information and School of Law.
