Hacker News with Generative AI: Mobile Advertising

France fines Apple €150M for “excessive” pop-ups that let users reject tracking (arstechnica.com)
France's competition regulator fined Apple €150 million, saying the iPhone maker went overboard in its implementation of pop-up messages that let users consent to or reject tracking that third-party applications use for targeted advertising.
Ads chew through half of mobile data (nextpit.com)
Many people see adverts as the scourge of the internet but they remain the major, and in many cases, only, revenue stream for online media publishers. Another blow has been struck to online advertising recently, however, as a study has revealed how it could constitute for as much as 79 percent of the mobile data consumed by each web page.
The global surveillance free-for-all in mobile ad data (krebsonsecurity.com)
Not long ago, the ability to digitally track someone’s daily movements just by knowing their home address, employer, or place of worship was considered a dangerous power that should remain only within the purview of nation states.
25% of classes in MKBHD's new Android app are related to ads (twitter.com)
Mobile Ad Blocker Will No Longer Stop YouTube's Ads (gizmodo.com)