App tracking helps keep us ‘free of charge,’ Facebook tells iOS users

San Francisco: Continuing its tirade against the new Apple privacy policy, Facebook and Instagram have added a notice within their iOS apps, telling users that the information the platforms collect from other apps and websites can “help keep Facebook free of charge.”

Technology researcher Ashkan Soltani first noticed the new pop-up notices.

A Facebook spokesperson told The Verge that these pop-up notices are “educational screens,” and provide “more details about how we use data for personalized ads.”