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They don't need phone numbers. If the code is running inside an app, it can snap location data and send it to a server. Along with that, they pull in whatever o
by thesausageking 6y ago
They don't need phone numbers. If the code is running inside an app, it can snap location data and send it to a server. Along with that, they pull in whatever other data they can link. This includes things like what model device, current battery level, home zip code, Facebook id, etc. With these data columns, you can match users pretty easily.
- diebeforei485 6y agoThis also implies that device-side firewall rules (if Apple allowed them to exist) could cut off the data brokers' business model.