Apple's long-awaited podcast data-transparency reveals an ad-listening audience with no clear format-preferences
by Cory Doctorow from on (#3EJFB)
Apple's podcast feature in Itunes is probably the most successful podcatcher extant, and it's long been understood that the app gathers extensive data on listeners' habits: what they listen to, when and where, and how they listen (skipping ads, increasing playback speed, etc). (more")