MarTech Today: Apple shuts down some more tracking, Tobii Pro’s analytics for VR eye-tracking & Facebook faces more scrutiny

Here’s our daily recap of what happened in marketing technology, as reported on MarTech Today, Marketing Land and other places across the web.

From MarTech Today:

• Taking aim at Facebook & others: Apple says it is ‘shutting down’ tracking from Like & Share buttons and conversation platforms
  Jun 4, 2018 by Ginny Marvin
  Apple shores up its positioning against ad tracking.
• Tobii Pro releases analytics for its eye-tracking + VR
  Jun 4, 2018 by Barry Levine
  A year ago, the eye-tracking firm released an integration with the HTC Vive VR headset, but data analytics required a programmer.

From Marketing Land:

• Facebook faces more scrutiny, this time for sharing user data with device makers
  Jun 4, 2018 by Amy Gesenhues
  According to a New York Times report, Facebook shared user data with at least 60 device makers, including Apple and Samsung.

From Around The Web:

• Study: For voice shopping, Google Assistant edges ahead of Amazon Alexa, Mobile Marketer

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About The Author

Barry Levine

Barry Levine covers marketing technology for Third Door Media. Previously, he covered this space as a Senior Writer for VentureBeat, and he has written about these and other tech subjects for such publications as CMSWire and NewsFactor. He founded and led the web site/unit at PBS station Thirteen/WNET; worked as an online Senior Producer/writer for Viacom; created a successful interactive game, PLAY IT BY EAR: The First CD Game; founded and led an independent film showcase, CENTER SCREEN, based at Harvard and M.I.T.; and served over five years as a consultant to the M.I.T. Media Lab. You can find him at LinkedIn, and on Twitter at xBarryLevine.