cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Apple@lemmy.world · 3 months agoIntroducing Apple Invites, a new app that brings people togetherwww.apple.comexternal-linkmessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up124
arrow-up124external-linkIntroducing Apple Invites, a new app that brings people togetherwww.apple.comcyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Apple@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square19linkfedilink
minus-squareTheRealCharlesEames@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agoWhy does this require an iCloud+ sub?
minus-squareBroBot9000@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoWhy does this even exist beyond wanting more of peoples data?
minus-squareparaphrand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months agoWhat? You really think such a service/feature is useless? You know event invites on Facebook was one of its biggest draws early on, right?
minus-squareTheRealCharlesEames@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoI don’t think Apple is harvesting this data, but I could be wrong
minus-squareMajorllama@lemmy.worldBannedlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 months agoIf you don’t think they are collecting any user data I have a bridge to sell you.
minus-squareTheRealCharlesEames@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-23 months agohttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/apple-invites/id6472498645 Doesn’t appear that they are collecting anything they don’t already have, but again I’m not an expert in privacy and legal lingo And I’m not in the market for a bridge at this time, thank you though
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoInformation about upcoming social events is extremely easy to monetize. They already know the people, you just told them a valuable piece of ad targeting data that can be used against all your guests.
Why does this require an iCloud+ sub?
Why does this even exist beyond wanting more of peoples data?
What? You really think such a service/feature is useless?
You know event invites on Facebook was one of its biggest draws early on, right?
I don’t think Apple is harvesting this data, but I could be wrong
If you don’t think they are collecting any user data I have a bridge to sell you.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/apple-invites/id6472498645
Doesn’t appear that they are collecting anything they don’t already have, but again I’m not an expert in privacy and legal lingo
And I’m not in the market for a bridge at this time, thank you though
Information about upcoming social events is extremely easy to monetize.
They already know the people, you just told them a valuable piece of ad targeting data that can be used against all your guests.