In this week's episode of the In the News podcast, Brett Burney and I focus on tracking. We talk about how Apple's App Tracking Transparency feature has had a significant negative impact on Facebook's ability to sell advertising based upon your personal information. We talk about tracking your kids (or pets) using an AirTag. And we talk about the surprisingly small number of third-party products that work with Apple's Find My network to help you track the item if it is lost. We also discuss secret links to unlisted App Store apps and the Apple iPhone Dock, a product that I have used virtually every day since 2008 but Apple is no longer selling.
In our In the Know segment, Brett Burney talks about using the mute button during a phone call on the iPhone. I discuss the KeyPad app and how it compares to the Universal Control feature that is coming in iOS 15.4 / macOS Monterey 12.3.
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