New Apple operating system - Tracking can be switched off on iPhones in the future

New Apple operating system - Tracking can be switched off on iPhones in the future

In order for app providers to recognize a user to personalize advertising, Apple devices have a special identification number, the IDFA.In the future, app providers will expressly ask users for permission if they want to access this ID.Users can also block all tracking requests in the settings with a single switch.

Neues Apple-Betriebssystem - Auf iPhones lässt sich das Tracking künftig ausschalten

After the update to the iPhone software iOS 14.5 The system checks the data protection setting of an app as soon as the application is opened for the first time or after an update.The users are then asked whether tracking is actually desirable.

Apple not only introduces the Att procedure on the iPhone, but also on the tablet (Ipados 14) and Apple TV (TVOS 14).Apple's Macintosh computers remain on the outside, because software can also be installed there, outside the Apple app store.