iOS 13 has slashed the amount of location data being given over to apps
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Opt-in rates to share data with apps whilst not in use is now below 50%, down from nearly 100% three years ago. What you need to know iOS 13 has dramatically reduced the amount of user location data being given over to apps. A report suggests that opt-in rates for data being shared with apps whilst they aren`t in use is now less than 50%. That was closer to 100% three years ago. A report from Digiday claims that Apple`s iOS 13 update has dramatically reduced the amount of user location data being shared with apps, particularly whilst they aren`t in use. According to the report: Apple`s iOS 13 update, released in September, includes regular reminders when apps are sucking up a user`s location data. The pop-up gives a user a chance to choose from the following options: allowing data collection at all times, or only when the app is open - or only one time. Four months in, ad tech sources are reporting the result that some observers had predicted: There`s less location data c...