Apple is cracking down on apps that collect user data for tracking purposes, known as "fingerprinting," starting with the release of iOS 17 and other operating systems. Developers will be required to explain their use of "required reason" APIs, with apps failing to provide a valid reason facing rejection by spring 2024. The crackdown aims to prevent the misuse of APIs that can identify devices or users, potentially leading to increased app rejections.

https://www.engadget.com/apple-cracking-down-on-fingerprinting-with-new-app-store-api-rules-080007498.html

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A much as I'd like to believe that #apple is trying to 'disrupt the status quo' they haven't for quite some time. I want to believe that this is for #privacy but its likely for control of their ecosystem. Because you see something like this and then see something about their DRM implementation in #safari . so which is it? Control or privacy? If no one can collect data but them, it sounds like control