Apple has never been against advertising — it’s against invasive data collection

By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) There’s the perception that Apple as a company has a hard-line stance against advertising, and complaints have sprung up that its ad ventures are hypocritical. However, the truth is more complicated than that.Apple privacyThe Cupertino tech giant has gone toe-to-toe with companies like Facebook in the past over invasive advertising platforms. At the same time, Apple has …

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Netflix to charge $7 to $9 for ad-supported tier

By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) Netflix is reportedly planning on charging $7 to $9 for its upcoming “ad-light” experience, which works out to be about half the cost of its standard plan.Credit: David Balev/UnsplashNetflix’s most popular plan — the “standard” plan — costs $15.49 per month for an ad-free experience. The new advertising-supported tier would allow customers to pay less to receive the same benefits. …

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US DOJ prepping antitrust case against Apple

By news@appleinsider.com (Andrew Orr) An anti-trust lawsuit from the Department of Justice is reportedly in the early stages of construction, further amping up the government’s efforts to rein in Apple.Apple AirTagsThe US Department of Justice suit is reportedly largely focused on complaints from Tile, a company that makes location-tracking devices. Apple moved to compete with Tile and similar companies with its …

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How to downgrade from iOS 16 to iOS 15 without losing data

By news@appleinsider.com (AppleInsider Staff) If you don’t like iOS 16 after updating your iPhone, you can always undo all the damage. Here’s how you can downgrade iOS 16 to iOS 15 without losing data.Apple regularly releases updates to iOS that introduce new features, but also makes changes to how the operating system works. Users already have the ability to try out iOS 16 via Apple’s beta program.However, after installing the iOS 16 beta profile, not everyone will welcome the many changes to the iPhone interface. They may find it’s too unstable and so want to go back to a stable iOS 15 build and uninstall the iOS 16 beta. …

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