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A unique identifier which is 100% stable over multiple sessions for once. Which makes the rest of the data so much more useful.
by wasmitnetzen 4y ago
A unique identifier which is 100% stable over multiple sessions for once. Which makes the rest of the data so much more useful.
- scarface74 4y agoThere are plenty of ways to uniquely enough identify a user on the web.
- alickz 4y agoWhy is that possible in native apps but not websites?
- wasmitnetzen 4y agoIn the end, this is because the browser works for you, and the app works for the company.
- scarface74 4y agoYou mean the browser developed by a adTech company, the browser developed by the company who gets $18B a year from an adTech company to be the default search engine or the browser created by a company who only survives because of the adTech company?
- deafpolygon 4y agoMy guess? They don't only get a unique identifier, but they get to know and link you to other more useful data using your Apple/Android device ID and so on, that they can use to track you across multiple user accounts. Something that browser fingerprinting can't guarantee 100% (but getting very accurate these days)
- scarface74 4y agoApple specifically limits apps ability to get a unique identifier that can be used across apps. And the percentage of people who use multiple accounts is not even worth optimizing for.