While a Chinese company is developing a way to bypass Apple's user tracking rules, it is also pointed out that ``Apple is aware of the development but closes its eyes''

Apple plans to change the iOS policy so that it is mandatory to allow or deny 'tracking of user behavior by apps' before users can use the app. However, it turned out that a Chinese application development company is testing `` a mechanism that enables behavior tracking without user permission ''. The Chinese side claims to be in active contact with Apple, and it has been pointed out that ``Apple may be closing its eyes to avoid conflict with the Chinese government.''

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After the release of iOS 14.5, Apple plans to change the function called App Tracking Transparency (ATT) in the form of ``allowing users to opt-in to tracking by the app.'' This change will make it easier for users to refuse to allow apps to track user behavior, but this will reduce the accuracy of targeted advertising , which may hurt the revenues of app developers and advertising companies. It is believed that there is.

Under such circumstances, the Financial Times reported that the China Advertising Association (CAA), which is supported by the Chinese government, is developing a mechanism that allows application developers to bypass the new functions of ATT.

The mechanism developed by CAA is called 'CAID', which allows application developers and marketing companies to track without the user's permission. At the time of writing the article, ByteDance, which develops the video sharing service TikTok, and Tencent , the developer of WeChat , are testing CAID. These companies provide developers with an 11-page guide, in which it is explained that CAID functions like Apple's advertising identifier, IDFA .

CAA claims that CAID does not violate Apple's privacy policy and that CAA and Apple are actively communicating. Meanwhile, Apple emphasized to the Financial Times that the App Store guidelines apply equally to all developers around the world. Apple didn't directly mention the possibility of using CAID to circumvent the ATT rule, but said, ``Apps found to ignore ``user choice'' will be rejected.'' I am telling you that I will not accept

However, the Financial Times also reported that two people involved said, ``Apple knows about the CAID tool but closes its eyes.'' Apple can detect and block the use of CAID tools, but since the development of CAID tools is supported by the Chinese government, it is possible that Apple is concerned about intensifying conflicts with the Chinese government. It is pointed out that there is