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11-28-2014, 08:31 PM
http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PxC5NzCdl6PTBNfTeCA1XA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2 ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/BGR_News/twitter-data-collection-prompt.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/stop-twitter-tracking-other-apps-iphone-android-001539274.html)Twitter is about to become more annoying for some users, as the company will start tracking what other mobile apps iOS and Android owners are using-in a push to better profile users, and thus improve its targeted advertising business. FROM EARLIER: Twitter goes Facebook by injecting foreign content into your stream As Re/code reports, the feature is opt-out, meaning that as soon as the official Twitter app for iPhone or Android is installed, it’ll start collecting data until you specifically opt out of it. Before sending any data to Twitter, the app will display a prompt, telling the user about the feature. The move should help Twitter improve content recommendations and make Twitter more interesting for new users — instead



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