Apple moves to thwart Facebook tracking

Apple and Facebook are not friends. 

We've seen the beef between the two Silicon Valley giants play out over the course of the past year, with Apple CEO Tim Cook making derisive comments about Facebook's profiling of users, only to have Mark Zuckerberg attempt a comeback. But the war of words has escalated to action.

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Starting Tuesday, reports the Associated Press, Apple's Safari browser will update to automatically block certain types of cookies that Facebook relies on to track users as they move across the web. While this added protection will initially be limited to the iPad and iPhone, those who prefer to browse on their Macs won't have to wait long — specifically, they'll only have to wait one additional week.  Read more...

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