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Just because people don't understand the technical details doesn't mean they don't want the outcome.

Like how 96% of iOS users asked apps not to track them.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/05/96-of-us-users-opt-o...

When you get prompted with a mandatory dialog that you must answer where one of the two choices offers no clear benefits, of course no one is going to pick that one. This is a meaningless statistic.

That’s why phrasing questions and choices in any kind of poll or survey is a complex subject if the goal is to ensure minimal bias.

What would then be a way to phrase the question with minimal bias in your opinion? What are these benefits I'm missing out on when I deactivate tracking?

Also, judging by the screenshot in the article, Apps can show text to justify the tracking, so they have all chances to phrase that with bias in their favor! Still people don't want it.

I don’t know. I’m not saying it should be.

I’m just saying Apple clearly built this modal to encourage everyone to press no.

Turns out, when you follow the GDPR and make it as easy to give as it is to remove/reject consent, people will generally reject consent to be tracker and personally identified unnecessarily.

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