> I don't remember the last time I setup my iPad

Then you must not be up to date then, because at least iOS 12 and iOS 13 both re-asked after updating.

> It still shouldn't exist

In a utopian world, I agree. But there are legitimate business needs for something like this to exist, and if you don’t provide a method with an acceptable compromise (neither side likes it, but that’s usually the case with a “compromise”) between user privacy and business need and mandate only it’s usage (which Apple did), then apps will do far worse. Just look at the shenanigans pulled on the web.