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I7guy

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Nov 30, 2013
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I’m far more interested in apple’s first party apps tracking record than any third party app tracking record. Apple is notorious to hold double standards, so it would be interesting to see how much double standards they have.

Btw, maybe first post becomes wiki so everyone can edit? Tho if iOS beta thread is of any indication, I don’t see it being that useful.
I clearly would want to know if Apple was accessing outside unauthorized domains...that would be interesting.
 

BreakYurAnkles

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It doesn't matter. They have an entire shadow profile of you that will continue to keep building just by you using the internet. Privacy is an illusion. You can only take steps to lessen the data they collect about you, but it's impossible to stop it unless you go live an in Amish village.
🤣 Amish village for the win!

even then, I wouldn't put it past getting Zuck'ed if I were in one.

the World Wide Web a.k.a. "the interNET" is just that. welcome to the spiders web. prepare to get your blood and life sucked out of your existence. o_O
 
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dk001

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That depends on how Apple masks the IP. I know in normal scenarios, WebRTC can leak your real IP address, even when using a VPN. As far as mobile goes, I am not sure. I try to block WebRTC on all devices but I don't think you can block it on iphone, or it just doesn't exist. Beyond that though, sites like Google and Facebook and others can still "build a profile" of a user based on tracker data, they don't need your IP address to do this.

WebRTC is not supported when it comes to the iPhone.
Or maybe it is the flip.
 
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Samdh90

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WebRTC is not supported when it comes to the iPhone.
Or maybe it is the flip.
I really was not sure, just know that it is known for "IP Leaks." It is something recommended that is disabled if you use a commercial VPN service.
 
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upandown

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WebRTC is not supported when it comes to the iPhone.
Or maybe it is the flip.
I’m pretty sure it is supported. There was a time I was trying to block it but it was difficult. It was frustrating to go through multiple steps to block tracking and then I found WebRTC was blasting my information negating all my work.
 

dk001

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Oct 3, 2014
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I’m pretty sure it is supported. There was a time I was trying to block it but it was difficult. It was frustrating to go through multiple steps to block tracking and then I found WebRTC was blasting my information negating all my work.

This doesn't work for iOS 15.x. Safari
It did work under 14.x Safari

Something Apple changed broke this function. Just for iOS. Works fine on the Mac.
 

Flygirlsguy2

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Sep 19, 2014
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This is an interesting topic that really concerns everyone. It will continue unless the laws are changed as in the direction of the UK. Push for politicians that want better Internet privacy laws.
I’m curious if anyone knows or can check if UK iOS are different as far as tracking in this new version?
 

Taz Mangus

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I am a bit confused here. I thought this would be stopped by the privacy app tracking option.

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CheesegraterMac

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It doesn't matter. They have an entire shadow profile of you that will continue to keep building just by you using the internet. Privacy is an illusion. You can only take steps to lessen the data they collect about you, but it's impossible to stop it unless you go live an in Amish village.
Or live with bedouins..
 
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Blue Hawk

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Probably the apps requested to track you before you turned on the option?
The apps are still tracking. Even if it’s turned off. I don’t know why.

The app Lockdown blocks them. It’s VPN but local. They have a paid VPN option too but the tracker blocker is for free.
 
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MacNerd01

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Notability is constantly accessing my photos…? I don’t ever use the photo insert option. Weird.
 

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DeepIn2U

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It doesn't matter. They have an entire shadow profile of you that will continue to keep building just by you using the internet. Privacy is an illusion. You can only take steps to lessen the data they collect about you, but it's impossible to stop it unless you go live an in Amish village.


“Yeee tried to temp me” lol
 

DC41

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I can't run Lockdown and a VPN at the same time. Enabling one disables the other. I guess I could use Lockdown's VPN, but I like ExpressVPN. Since I have to choose one over the other, which provides/protects "Privacy" (what that means anymore I don't know) more?
 
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Samdh90

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I can't run Lockdown and a VPN at the same time. Enabling one disables the other. I guess I could use Lockdown's VPN, but I like ExpressVPN. Since I have to choose one over the other, which provides/protects "Privacy" (what that means anymore I don't know) more?
Unfortunately the way that lockdown works, long with other similar apps is that it creates a virtual VPN tunnel. They do this so that they can filter everywhere and not just in safari. The issue here is that iOS currently does not allow more than one simultaneous VPN tunnel at any one time.

Ultimately, you would have to choose between using an app like lockdown, or an actual VPN service. I would think that would vary based on location. I don't typically use my VPN unless I am using a public Wi-FI hotspot. Of course, being able to remote into my network when abroad does help if I need to access stuff but not on a daily.
 
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contacos

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I still do not understand how this works exactly. I am using AdGuard Pro DNS to block traffic but I still see a lot of traffic going in and out of app XY. Shouldn't it be blank if AdGuard blocks them?
 
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