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Apple actually does a really good job of making it hard for developers to track a specific device (if they want to get approved for the App Store, that is).
by cal5k 8y ago
Apple actually does a really good job of making it hard for developers to track a specific device (if they want to get approved for the App Store, that is).
- tokyodude 8y agoHow do they do this? How is the device not trivially trackable ?
- gruez 8y ago>How is the device not trivially trackable ? List a few ways it's "trivially trackable".
- Nextgrid 8y agoCorrelating device type & OS version, IP address and time of access is a pretty good way to connect the dots between “anonymised” IDs. If the same IDs always show up in quick succession from the same IP and device type/version chances are it’s the same person just checking multiple apps on their phone. Time of access and IP address can be used to infer where the person lives (to a certain degree or accuracy), when they are working, etc.
- way66 8y agoYes, UNLESS you don't collect device type, OS version and IP address in the first place, which we don't. Pierre, CEO Jumbo