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Could be via other apps using ubers native sdk writing to a common key store. ala Google sharing auth between apps on iOS.

• azinman2 9y ago
  Such key stores are wiped on erase. They more likely used the wifi MAC address.
  • Kallikrates 9y ago
    Keychain used to persist data and are shared, this was a very recent change in iOS to "fix"
    • azinman2 9y ago
      It can be backed up to iCloud but in the context of scammers they're likely not using the same iCloud over and over.
  • Kallikrates 9y ago
    The wifi Mac address is obscured from native code
    • azinman2 9y ago
      Didn't used to be and it's unclear what the exact timing is of this code.
      • orbitur 9y ago
        Apple made the standard API return garbage in iOS 6, and the API would probably trigger an analysis error iTC, so if they were getting the MAC address it was via much sneakier means.
  • babuskov 9y ago
    Can't one simply change the MAC address like you can do on PC?
    • azinman2 9y ago
      Maybe if you're jail broken? But if you're not then no way. I believe I tried long long ago on iOS and couldn't get it to work, but I don't know if I'm remembering correctly.
  • eecks 9y ago
    Is it against the rules to track via the mac address?