Apple hits back at European activist complaints against tracking tool
> Apple said in response that it “does not access or use the IDFA on a user’s device for any purpose”.What is it there for then?If Apple doesn't access the IDFA, but provide the mechanism to do so for others, then clearly Apple is still violating the law.Apple put the IDFA there. Others accessing it is similar to one website giving you a cookie without consent and other websites looking at that cookie. It's still a violation by the website that gave you the cookie without obtaining your consent.