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The purpose of IDFA was to provide an identifier that wasn't hardwired to the device - apps were going to absurd lengths to get the UDID, and IDFA gave them som
by olliej 6y ago
The purpose of IDFA was to provide an identifier that wasn't hardwired to the device - apps were going to absurd lengths to get the UDID, and IDFA gave them something ostensibly sufficient that users could in theory reset at will.
I give good odds ad frameworks will again start trying to circumvent the platform security to get a UDID or equivalent.
- ogre_codes 6y agoThen apps get kicked out of the App Store for violating App Store Policy and word gets around that it's a shitty ad network.
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- andrekandre 6y agoif i remember correctly they (apple) still dont block access to the devices name (e.g "Johns iPad Pro"), so thats also one easy way to fingerprint* even without idfa * to say nothing about the fact that apps can easily get my first name without me knowing it being super creepy