Apple Accused of ‘Hypocrisy’ by Ad Industry Coalition Over Its Anti-Tracking Policy

Apple has been accused of “hypocrisy” and “cynicism” over its iPhone anti-tracking policy by an ad industry trade group that includes Meta and Google as members. The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) is an organization that develops standards to be used across the industry to control and regulate online advertising. It has Google, Meta, Adobe, and […]

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Samsung Internet Beta v18 lets you extract text from images, improves anti-tracking tech

Samsung has released a new beta version (v18) of the Samsung Internet web browser. This new version brings a way to extract text from images you find online, similar to Apple’s Live Text feature. It also improves the anti-tracking technology so that new tracking technologies can’t track your online behavior. With Samsung Internet Beta (v18), […]

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New Samsung Internet beta update brings smarter anti-tracking, improved tab management

Samsung Internet is the default web browser on Galaxy smartphones and tablets. Since it’s feature-rich and resource-efficient (unlike Google Chrome), many users with non-Samsung smartphones and tablets use it as well. The South Korean firm has now announced a new beta version of Samsung Internet (v17) that brings various anti-tracking technologies, improved tab management, and UI […]

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Report Highlights How Top Apple Executives Disagreed Over How Far iOS Anti-Tracking Measures Should Go

A new report has highlighted how three top prominent executives initially found themselves at odds in early deliberations about Apple’s App Tracking Transparency framework. According to the report from The Information, the executives who disagreed over how far Apple should go in protecting user privacy in digital advertising included Apple’s Craig Federighi, who oversees software […]

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