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Period tracking app refuses to disclose data to American authorities (www.newsweek.com)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Yes. There was an issue with iOS 14.1 that enabled personalized ads by default if you didn’t restore from a backup. I was working for Apple at that time. It wasn’t intentional or malicious, and a hotfix was implemented as soon as the bug was identified. The lawsuit was just. Apple fucked up.