Facebook and Snapchat violate iOS privacy

Apple has announced that they will increase user privacy to the highest level with iOS 14.5. Allegedly, Facebook and Snapchat applications are collecting user data in violation of Apple's privacy feature.

In May, Apple rolled out the App Tracking Transparency feature, which allows users to disable tracking by apps and websites for advertising purposes. This feature, which was liked by many users, caused some companies to react.

Facebook and Snapchat are able to track iOS users for advertising The Financial Times, which conducted research on the topic, found that Apple allows applications to collect user-level data. User-level data, including information such as IP address, location, language, device and screen size, has a very important place for personalized ads. Apple has announced to some companies that anonymized data can be processed. The data is directly related to the specific user profile