If they just defaulted to "no" with no option to opt-in this would prompt the argument that people love targeted ads and Apple is the bad guy for not allowing them.
If they give the choice, they can put out real-world proof out there that nobody wants them, as demonstrated by low single-digit acceptance rates.
They can use this proof in the future to default to "no" without possibility of opt-in.
> They can use this proof in the future to default to "no" without possibility of opt-in.
Maybe that's their strategy, but it's manipulative and a sneaky way to obtain what they want while avoiding [SOMETHING]. Where something is lawsuits? regulations? outrage? No idea.
If they give the choice, they can put out real-world proof out there that nobody wants them, as demonstrated by low single-digit acceptance rates.
They can use this proof in the future to default to "no" without possibility of opt-in.