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Apple's Privacy Power Play and TikTok Concerns

Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson

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What's the Biggest Problem With HET?

Apple is trying to get rid of the IDFA, a unique number on your phone used by advertisers. When you say no to that prompt, IDFA goes away. HET isn't just a technical limitation on using IDFA. It's a legislative dictate that you cannot do this whole host of things. And so it's basically an attempt to kill this entire ecosystem from my perspective.

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