Thread by @hmkyale

Folks, this may bring privacy issues to the forefront. “@Apple says the iOS 14 change is intended to give people more control over the information they share with advertisers. Companies like @Facebook see it as something else: an attack on their business model.” @theinformation

@Apple @Facebook @theinformation "Facebook Inc. said privacy changes in Apple Inc.’s latest operating system would cripple its ability to place personalized ads and deal financial blow to app-makers, highlighting high-stakes clash between tech titans over rules of the road in mobile-internet economy.” @WSJ

@Apple @Facebook @theinformation @WSJ “Apple’s policy change is accelerating a paradigm shift—that was already well under way—towards consumers having rightful ownership and control over their data,” said Matt Littin, co-founder and CEO of gaming company Lootcakes. @vgblogger

@Apple @Facebook @theinformation @WSJ @vgblogger "In a survey by Tap Research Inc. 85% of respondents said if given the choice they would ask apps not to track them."

@Apple @Facebook @theinformation @WSJ @vgblogger Related question… how many patients would opt not to have their data bought and sold without their explicit permission? I bet a lot. Will there be a privacy backlash in healthcare...

@Apple @Facebook @theinformation @WSJ @vgblogger Back to @Apple … "Mr. Cook has also sought to turn a principle advocated by his predecessor, Steve Jobs—that “our customers are not our product”—into a business strategy.” @WSJ